GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0005354 - galactose transmembrane transporter activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005354
- Name
- galactose transmembrane transporter activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Enables the transfer of galactose from one side of a membrane to the other. D-galactose is widely distributed in combined form in plants, animals and microorganisms as a constituent of oligo- and polysaccharides; it also occurs in galactolipids and as its glucoside in lactose and melibiose.
