quaternary ammonium group binding

id: GO:0050997
name: quaternary ammonium group binding
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a quaternary ammonium group, including glycine betaine, choline, carnitine and proline. A quaternary ammonium group is 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.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0031210phosphatidylcholine binding
GO:0033265choline binding

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0005488binding