polysaccharide

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Polysaccharide

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/MolecularEntity/

SubClass Of: carbohydrate

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › molecular entity › organic molecular entity › carbohydrate › polysaccharide

Definition

carbohydrate consisting of large numbers of monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically

Explanatory Notes

This term is commonly used only for those containing more than ten monosaccharide residues.

Examples

• cellulose; glycogen; dextran; levan

Adapted From

• http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_18154

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

Polysaccharide(x) → Carbohydrate(x)

Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms

if x is a ‘polysaccharide’ then x is a ‘carbohydrate’

Description Logic

constr:Polysaccharide ⊑ constr:Carbohydrate

SubClassOf: constr:Carbohydrate