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Intermine data mining platform for C. elegans and related nematodes

GO Term : GO:0005542 folic acid binding GO

Namespace  molecular_function Obsolete  false
Description  Binding to folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid. Folic acid is widely distributed as a member of the vitamin B complex and is essential for the synthesis of purine and pyrimidines.

0 Cross References

1 Data Sets

Name URL
GO Annotation data set  

1 Ontology

Name
GO

3 Ontology Annotations

Annotation Extension Qualifier
  enables
  enables
  enables

12 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0003674 molecular_function A molecular process that can be carried out by the action of a single macromolecular machine, usually via direct physical interactions with other molecular entities. Function in this sense denotes an action, or activity, that a gene product (or a complex) performs.
GO:0036094 small molecule binding Binding to a small molecule, any low molecular weight, monomeric, non-encoded molecule.
GO:0005488 binding The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule.
GO:0033218 amide binding Binding to an amide, any derivative of an oxoacid in which an acidic hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino or substituted amino group.
GO:1901363 heterocyclic compound binding Binding to heterocyclic compound.
GO:0043167 ion binding Binding to an ion, a charged atoms or groups of atoms.
GO:0043168 anion binding Binding to an anion, a charged atom or group of atoms with a net negative charge.
GO:0043177 organic acid binding Binding to an organic acid, any acidic compound containing carbon in covalent linkage.
GO:0031406 carboxylic acid binding Binding to a carboxylic acid, an organic acid containing one or more carboxyl (COOH) groups or anions (COO-).
GO:0072341 modified amino acid binding Binding to a modified amino acid.
GO:0019842 vitamin binding Binding to a vitamin, 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.
GO:0005542 folic acid binding Binding to folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid. Folic acid is widely distributed as a member of the vitamin B complex and is essential for the synthesis of purine and pyrimidines.

12 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:1901363 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0072341 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0033218 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0019842 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0031406 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0003674 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0036094 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0005488 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0043168 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0043167 GO:0005542
is_a GO:0043177 GO:0005542
has part GO:0005542 GO:0061714

3 Synonyms

Name Type
folate binding synonym
vitamin M binding synonym
vitamin B9 binding synonym