ion

Summary

ion is a group or class of chemical entities^[1]. ion draws 1,247 Wikipedia views per month (group_or_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #2 of 12).^[2]

Key Facts

• ion's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical entities^[3].
• ion is a type of charged particle^[4].
• ion is a type of molecular entity^[5].
• ion is part of ion binding^[6].
• ion is part of active ion transmembrane transporter activity^[7].
• ion is part of ion transmembrane transport^[8].
• ion is part of ATP-gated ion channel activity^[9].
• ion is part of ATPase-coupled ion transmembrane transporter activity^[10].
• ion is part of cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel activity^[11].
• ion is part of voltage-gated ion channel activity^[12].
• ion is part of G-protein gated ion channel activity^[13].
• ion is part of ion transport^[14].
• ion is part of ion transmembrane transporter activity^[15].
• ion is part of cellular ion homeostasis^[16].
• ion is part of ion homeostasis^[17].
• ion is part of P-type ion transporter activity^[18].
• ion's Commons category is recorded as Ions^[19].
• ion is the opposite of molecule^[20].
• ion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ions^[21].
• ion's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan^[22].
• ion's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[23].
• ion's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• ion's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C597^[25].
• ion's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[26].
• ion's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

ion's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical entities^[3]. Recorded subclass of include charged particle^[4] and molecular entity^[5]. ion is the opposite of molecule^[20].

Use and Application

Part of include ion binding^[6], a molecular function^[28]; active ion transmembrane transporter activity^[7]; ion transmembrane transport^[8]; ATP-gated ion channel activity^[9]; ATPase-coupled ion transmembrane transporter activity^[10]; and cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel activity^[11].

Why It Matters

ion draws 1,247 Wikipedia views per month (group_or_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #2 of 12).^[2] ion has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] ion is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]