| id | GO:0005230 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity |
| namespace | molecular_function |
| def | "Catalysis of the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when a specific extracellular ligand has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts." [GOC:mtg_transport, ISBN:0815340729] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0015276 ! ligand-gated ion channel activity |