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Enables the directed movement of retinol into, out of, within or between cells. Retinol is vitamin A1, 2,6,6-trimethyl-1-(9'-hydroxy-3',7'-dimethylnona-1',3',5',7'-tetraenyl)cyclohex-1-ene, one of the three components that makes up vitamin A. Enables the directed movement of vitamins into, out of, within or between cells. A vitamin is one of a number of unrelated organic substances that occur in many foods in small amounts and that are necessary in trace amounts for the normal metabolic functioning of the body. Enables the transfer of a substance from one side of a membrane to the other.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: retinol transporter activity
Acc: GO:0034632
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Enables the directed movement of retinol into, out of, within or between cells. Retinol is vitamin A1, 2,6,6-trimethyl-1-(9'-hydroxy-3',7'-dimethylnona-1',3',5',7'-tetraenyl)cyclohex-1-ene, one of the three components that makes up vitamin A.
Synonyms:
  • vitamin A1 transporter activity
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0034632 - retinol transporter activity (interactive image map)
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