Term Name: quaternary ammonium group transport
Synonyms: quaternary amine transport, quaternary ammonium compound transport
Definition: The directed movement into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore of quaternary ammonium compounds, any compound that can be regarded as derived from ammonium hydroxide or an ammonium salt by replacement of all four hydrogen atoms of the NH4+ ion by organic groups.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0015697]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: quaternary ammonium group transmembrane transporter activity
is a type of: nitrogen compound transport
has subtype: amino-acid betaine transport hydroxyectoine transmembrane transport N-methylnicotinate transport O-acyl-L-carnitine transmembrane transport thiamine pyrophosphate transmembrane transport