high-affinity L-histidine transmembrane transporter activity

Term ID

GO:0005291

Synonyms

• high affinity histidine permease activity
• high affinity L-histidine transmembrane transporter activity

Definition

Enables the transfer of L-histidine from one side of a membrane to the other. L-histidine is 2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid. In high-affinity transport the transporter is able to bind the solute even if it is only present at very low concentrations.

References

Ontology

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