Term Name: amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
Synonyms: amino acid permease activity, amino acid transporter activity, amino acid/choline transmembrane transporter activity, general amino acid permease activity, hydroxy/aromatic amino acid permease activity
Definition: Enables the transfer of amino acids from one side of a membrane to the other. Amino acids are organic molecules that contain an amino group and a carboxyl group.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0015171]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: amino acid transmembrane transport
is a type of: transmembrane transporter activity
has subtype: 5-aminolevulinic acid transmembrane transporter activity ABC-type amino acid transporter activity acidic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity amino acid:monoatomic cation antiporter activity amino acid:monoatomic cation symporter activity arginine:agmatine antiporter activity arginine:ornithine antiporter activity basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity D-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity gamma-aminobutyric acid transmembrane transporter activity glutamate-gated receptor activity L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity lysine:cadaverine antiporter activity methionine transmembrane transporter activity neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity