carbohydrate
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Carbohydrate
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/MolecularEntity/
SubClass Of: organic molecular entity
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › molecular entity › organic molecular entity › carbohydrate
Direct subclasses:
Definition
organic molecular entity that is a polyhydroxy aldehyde, polyhydroxy ketone, derivative of such an entity, or condensation product of such entities
Explanatory Notes
Carbohydrates include simple sugars (monosaccharides) such as glucose and fructose, and compounds formed by their condensation, such as disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. They can also occur in reduced (alditols) or oxidized (acids, aldehydes, ketones) forms, or as modified derivatives in which one or more hydroxy groups are replaced or substituted. Carbohydrates serve as energy sources, structural materials, and signaling molecules in living organisms.
Examples
- Glucose; Sucrose; Fructose; Lactose; Mannose
Adapted From
- https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/CHEBI:16646
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
See the primitive rationale under molecular entity
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
Carbohydrate(x) → OrganicMolecularEntity(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘carbohydrate’ then x is an ‘organic molecular entity’