endotoxin
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Endotoxin
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/MolecularEntity/
SubClass Of: molecular toxin · lipopolysaccharide
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › molecular entity › molecular toxin › endotoxin
Definition
lipopolysaccharide with an endotoxin role
Semi-Formal Definition:
every instance of ‘endotoxin’ is defined as exactly an instance of ‘lipopolysaccharide’ that ‘has role’ some ‘endotoxin role’
Explanatory Notes
See the expanded definition under the corresponding role class.
Examples
- Lipopolysaccharide impurity from Gram-negative bacterial material in a buffer sample; Lipopolysaccharide detected in a purification pool; Lipopolysaccharide associated with a single-use component rinse or extract sample;
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Definition
Endotoxin(x) ↔ Lipopolysaccharide(x) ∧ ∃r (hasRole(x, r) ∧ EndotoxinRole(r))
Description Logic
EquivalentTo: constr:Lipopolysaccharide and constr:hasRole some constr:EndotoxinRole
SubClassOf: constr:MolecularToxin