Term Name: | channel activity |
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Synonyms: | alpha-type channel activity, channel-forming toxin activity, channel/pore class transporter activity, nonselective channel activity, pore activity, pore class transporter activity, substrate-specific channel activity |
Definition: | Enables the energy-independent facilitated diffusion of a solute through a transmembrane aqueous pore or channel. Stereospecificity is not exhibited but this transport may be specific for a particular molecular species or class of molecules. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0015267] QuickGO AmiGO |