folic acid binding

Term ID

GO:0005542

Synonyms

folate binding
vitamin B9 binding
vitamin M binding

Definition

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. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: amide binding carboxylic acid binding heterocyclic compound binding modified amino acid binding vitamin binding

amide binding carboxylic acid binding heterocyclic compound binding modified amino acid binding vitamin binding Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_part: folic acid receptor activity

folic acid receptor activity Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes