antimicrobial agent role
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/AntimicrobialAgentRole
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/MolecularEntity/
SubClass Of: molecular entity role
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:specifically dependent continuant › bfo:realizable entity › bfo:role › molecular entity role › antimicrobial agent role
Definition
role held by a molecular entity when it is used or planned to be used to kill, inactivate, or inhibit the growth, proliferation, or replication of microorganisms or viruses
Examples
- role held by Gentamicin added to cell culture media to prevent bacterial contamination; role held by Benzalkonium chloride included in formulations as a preservative.
Adapted From
- https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/CHEBI:33281
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
There are insufficient constructs to create a set of necessary and sufficient conditions
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
AntimicrobialAgentRole(x) → MolecularEntityRole(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is an ‘antimicrobial agent role’ then x is a ‘molecular entity role’