short-chain fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity

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Nameshort-chain fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity
IDGO_0015636
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Molecular function

Alternative ID

GO:0015635

Description

Enables the transfer of short-chain fatty acids from one side of a membrane to the other. A short-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing fewer than 6 carbons.

Related synonym

short-chain fatty acid transporter activity, short-chain fatty acid uptake 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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