carotenoid transport

Term ID

GO:0046867

Synonyms

Definition

The directed movement of carotenoids into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Carotenoids are tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO