Term Name:	amino acid import across plasma membrane
Synonyms:	amino acid import into cell, amino acid transmembrane import, L-amino acid import, L-amino acid uptake
Definition:	The directed movement of an amino acid from outside of a cell, across the plasma membrane and into the cytosol.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0089718] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	amino acid transmembrane transport import across plasma membrane
has subtype:	5-aminolevulinic acid import across plasma membrane D-aspartate import across plasma membrane glycine import across plasma membrane L-alanine import across plasma membrane L-arginine import across plasma membrane L-asparagine import across plasma membrane L-aspartate import across plasma membrane L-glutamate import across plasma membrane L-glutamine import across plasma membrane L-histidine import across plasma membrane L-isoleucine import across plasma membrane L-leucine import across plasma membrane L-lysine import across plasma membrane L-ornithine import across plasma membrane L-phenylalanine import across plasma membrane L-threonine import across plasma membrane L-tryptophan import across plasma membrane L-tyrosine import across plasma membrane L-valine import across plasma membrane methionine import across plasma membrane proline import across plasma membrane serine import across plasma membrane
regulated by:	regulation of amino acid import across plasma membrane