acriflavine transporter activity
id: GO:0015566
name: acriflavine transporter activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Enables the directed movement of acriflavin into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. Acriflavin is a fluorescent dye used as a local antiseptic and also as a biological stain. It intercalates into nucleic acids thereby inhibiting bacterial and viral replication.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0015238 | drug transmembrane transporter activity |
GO:0042910 | xenobiotic transporter activity |