long-chain fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity

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Namelong-chain fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity
IDGO_0005324
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Molecular function

Alternative ID

GO:0005325, GO:0008562

Description

Enables the transfer of a long-chain fatty acid from one side of a membrane to the other. A long-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing 13 to 22 carbons.

Related synonym

long-chain fatty acid transporter activity

Comment

While there is not universal consensus on the lengths of short-, medium-, long- and very-long-chain fatty acids, the GO uses the definitions in ChEBI (see CHEBI:26666, CHEBI:59554, CHEBI:15904 and CHEBI:27283).

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