xenobiotic transmembrane transport

Term ID

GO:0006855

Synonyms

• drug membrane transport
• drug transmembrane transport
• multidrug transport

Definition

The process in which a xenobiotic, a compound foreign to the organism exposed to it, is transported across a membrane. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO