AmiGO 2: Term Details for "xanthine transport" (GO:0042906)

Accession: GO:0042906
Name: xanthine transport
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: xanthine transmembrane transport
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The directed movement of xanthine into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Xanthine (2,6-dihydroxypurine) is a purine formed in the metabolic breakdown of guanine, but is not present in nucleic acids. Source: GOC:jl
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0042906 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to xanthine transport (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to xanthine transport (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for xanthine transport (excluding "regulates").