hormone
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Hormone
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 › hormone
Definition
organic molecular entity with a hormone role
Semi-Formal Definition:
every instance of ‘hormone’ is defined as exactly an instance of ‘organic molecular entity’ that ‘has role’ some ‘hormone role’
Explanatory Notes
See the expanded definition under the corresponding role class.
Examples
- Insulin acting as a regulator of glucose metabolism and anabolic activity; Hydrocortisone included in formulations to maintain epithelial cell differentiation and reduce stress responses; Triiodothyronine (T₃) supplemented to stimulate protein synthesis and enhance metabolic activity; Estradiol incorporated to regulate gene expression in hormone-responsive production cell lines
Adapted From
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_24621
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Definition
Hormone(x) ↔ OrganicMolecularEntity(x) ∧ ∃r (hasRole(x, r) ∧ HormoneRole(r))
Description Logic
EquivalentTo: constr:OrganicMolecularEntity and constr:hasRole some constr:HormoneRole
SubClassOf: constr:OrganicMolecularEntity