nucleotide
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Nucleotide
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 › nucleotide
Definition
organic molecular entity that consists of a nucleoside having one or more phosphate groups attached to its sugar moiety
Explanatory Notes
A nucleotide includes three structural components: a nitrogen-containing base, a pentose sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and one or more phosphate groups linked to the sugar, typically at the 5′ position.
Examples
- Adenosine triphosphate (ATP); Guanosine monophosphate (GMP); Cytidine triphosphate (CTP)
Adapted From
- https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/CHEBI:36976
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
Nucleotide(x) → OrganicMolecularEntity(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘nucleotide’ then x is an ‘organic molecular entity’