Changes in 🟒 Molecular Entity Ontology

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New ontology in this release, review all classes: 🟒 Molecular Entity Ontology


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Classes

Construct Definition
AcidBaseIndicatorRole molecular color indicator role held by a molecular entity when it is used or planned to be used so that its color indicates the pH range of a material entity
AcidicChargeVariantPopulation protein charge variant population classified by a protein acidic charge variant classifier
AminoAcid organic molecular entity that contains a carboxyl group and one or more amino groups
AminoAcidResidue chemical moiety that is a proper part of a peptide or protein and that is the remaining portion of an amino acid resulting from peptide-bond formation
AminoAcidSequence biological sequence that is the ordered pattern of amino-acid residues that constitute a particular continuous peptide or protein molecule
Anion ion that is a monoatomic or polyatomic species having one or more elementary charges of the electron
Antibody protein that has the function to selectively bind some antigen
AntimicrobialAgentRole role held by a molecular entity when it is used or planned to be used to kill, inactivate, or inhibit the growth, proliferation, or replication of microorganisms or viruses
AntioxidantRole role held by a molecular entity when it is used or planned to be used to counteract oxidation or inhibit reactions initiated by dioxygen molecule, peroxides, or other oxidizing species
BasicChargeVariantPopulation protein charge variant population classified by a protein basic charge variant classifier
BiantennaryComplexNGlycanMoiety core pentasaccharide N-glycan moiety that has N-acetylglucosamine residues attached to both the Ξ±-3 and Ξ±-6 mannose branches and contains no mannose residues beyond those in the conserved core
BiologicalSequence generically dependent continuant that is the ordered pattern of residues that constitute a particular continuous DNA, RNA, peptide, or protein molecule
BiologicalSequenceVariant DNA or RNA or protein or peptide classified by a biological sequence variant classifier
BiologicalSequenceVariantClassifier classifier that classifies a DNA molecule, RNA molecule, peptide, or protein which has a biological sequence that differs from a specified reference biological sequence by one or more substitutions, insertions, deletions, truncations, or extensions
Carbohydrate organic molecular entity that is a polyhydroxy aldehyde, polyhydroxy ketone, derivative of such an entity, or condensation product of such entities
Cation ion that is a monoatomic or polyatomic species having one or more elementary charges of the proton
ChargeVariantClassifier classifier that classifies a population of material entities according to charge-related analytical properties relative to a reference material entity
ChelatingAgentRole role held by a molecular entity when it is used or planned to be used to bind a metal ion through two or more coordination sites
ChemicalMoiety material entity consisting of a linked collection of atoms or a single atom and that is a proper continuant part of a molecular entity
ComplexAFucosylatedNGlycanMoiety biantennary complex N-glycan moiety that has no fucose residues as parts
ComplexAGalactosylatedNGlycanMoiety biantennary complex N-glycan moiety that has no galactose residues as parts
ComplexASialylatedNGlycanMoiety biantennary complex N-glycan moiety that has no sialic acid residues as parts
ComplexFucosylatedNGlycanMoiety biantennary complex N-glycan moiety that has as part one or more fucose residues
ComplexGalactosylatedNGlycanMoiety biantennary complex N-glycan moiety that has as part one or more galactose residues
ComplexNGlycolylneuraminicAcidContainingNGlycanMoiety complex sialylated N-glycan moiety that has as part one or more N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NGNA) residues
ComplexSialylatedNGlycanMoiety biantennary complex N-glycan moiety that has as part one or more sialic acid residues
CorePentasaccharideNGlycanMoiety N-glycan moiety that contains the core pentasaccharide Man₃GlcNAcβ‚‚, consisting of a di-N-acetyl-chitobiose unit extended by a branched mannose trisaccharide
DeamidatedResidue modified amino acid residue in which a carboxamide group has been converted to a carboxyl group, involving a net gain of oxygen and loss of nitrogen and hydrogen
DeoxyribonucleicAcid nucleic acid that is composed of nucleotides containing deoxyribose
DioxygenMolecule inorganic molecular entity consisting of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to each other
Endotoxin lipopolysaccharide with an endotoxin role
EndotoxinRole molecular toxin role held by a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that originates from Gram-negative bacterial cellular material
EnzymeActivatorRole role held by a molecular entity when it increases the catalytic activity of an enzyme without covalently modifying the enzyme
EnzymeCofactorRole role held by a molecular entity that is realized in an enzymatic reaction through enabling the catalytic activity of a particular enzyme
EnzymeInhibitorRole role held by a molecular entity that is realized in an enzyme catalyzed reaction through decreasing or preventing the catalytic activity of the enzyme
EnzymeRegulatorRole role held by a molecular entity when it binds to an enzyme and modulates its catalytic activity
FucoseResidue monosaccharide residue that is the remaining portion of fucose after formation of a glycosidic bond
GalactoseResidue monosaccharide residue that is the remaining portion of galactose after formation of a glycosidic bond
GlycatedResidue glycoconjugated residue that is formed by non-enzymatic covalent attachment of a reducing sugar to an amino group of an amino acid residue, producing a Schiff-base or Amadori-type ketosamine adduct
GlycoconjugatedResidue modified amino acid residue that has a covalently attached carbohydrate or carbohydrate-derived group, formed either through enzymatic glycosidic bond formation or through non-enzymatic glycation involving a Schiff-base or Amadori-type ketosamine adduct
Glycoprotein protein that includes at least one glycosylated residue
GlycosylatedResidue glycoconjugated residue that results from replacement of a hydrogen atom with a carbohydrate-like group through formation of a glycosidic bond
GrowthFactor protein or peptide with a growth factor role
GrowthFactorRole role held by a peptide or protein that is realized in receptor-mediated signaling processes that stimulate cellular growth, proliferation, survival, or differentiation
HeterodimericAntibody antibody consisting of two heavy chains and two light chains in which the two heavy chains differ in amino acid sequence, the two light chains differ in amino acid sequence, or both
HighMannoseNGlycanMoiety core pentasaccharide N-glycan moiety whose branches are extended only by mannose residues and whose total mannose count is commonly between five and nine
HomodimericAntibody antibody consisting of two heavy chains and two light chains in which the two heavy chains have the same amino acid sequence and the two light chains have the same amino acid sequence
Hormone organic molecular entity with a hormone role
HormoneRole role held by an organic molecular entity that is realized in receptor-mediated signaling or regulatory processes that modulate the activity, metabolism, growth, or differentiation of cells or tissues
HybridNGlycanMoiety core pentasaccharide N-glycan moiety that contains both unsubstituted terminal mannose residues and at least one mannose residue substituted by an N-acetylglucosamine unit
InorganicMolecularEntity molecular entity that contains no carbon
Ion molecular entity having a net electric charge
Lipid organic molecular entity belonging to a structurally diverse class of hydrophobic or amphipathic entities that includes fats, oils, waxes, phospholipids, steroids, and related entities
LipidPrecursorRole role of a molecular entity that provides carbon or functional groups required for the biosynthetic formation of complex lipids such as fatty acids, phospholipids, or sterols
Lipopolysaccharide organic molecular entity that consists of lipid A covalently linked to a core oligosaccharide and, where present, an O-antigen polysaccharide
MainChargeVariantPopulation protein charge variant population classified by a protein main charge variant classifier
MannoseResidue monosaccharide residue that is the remaining portion of mannose after formation of a glycosidic bond
ModifiedAminoAcidResidue amino acid residue that has undergone covalent modification of side-chain or backbone atoms while remaining part of an intact peptide or protein
MolecularActivityRegulatorRole role held by a molecular entity when it modulates the activity of another molecular entity
MolecularColorIndicatorRole molecular visual indicator role held by a molecular entity when it is used or planned to be used so that a change in its color indicates the presence, amount, or condition of a particular material entity or quality
MolecularEntity material entity that is a constitutionally or isotopically distinct atom, molecule, ion, ion pair, radical, radical ion, complex, conformer, or other chemically distinguishable entity
MolecularEntityPopulation object aggregate that has one or more molecular entities as member parts and has only molecular entities as member parts
MolecularEntityRole role of a molecular entity that reflects a chemical or biochemical behavior it may exhibit under specified conditions
MolecularIndicatorRole role held by a molecular entity when it is used or planned to be used so that an observable change in that molecular entity indicates the presence, amount, or condition of a particular material entity or quality
MolecularMessengerRole role held by a molecular entity that participates in transmitting biological signals between or within cells, tissues, or organs to support coordination of biological processes
MolecularToxin molecular entity with a molecular toxin role
MolecularToxinRole molecular entity role held by a molecular entity in a biological exposure setting in which its chemical or biochemical activity is treated as capable of causing damage or dysfunction to a cell or organism
MolecularVisualIndicatorRole molecular indicator role held by a molecular entity when it is used or planned to be used so that a visible change in that molecular entity indicates the presence, amount, or condition of a particular material entity or quality
Monosaccharide carbohydrate that consists of a single polyhydroxy aldehyde or polyhydroxy ketone unit with three or more carbon atoms and is not glycosidically linked to another carbohydrate unit
MonosaccharideResidue chemical moiety that is a proper part of an oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, or glycoconjugate and that is the remaining portion of a monosaccharide after formation of a glycosidic bond
N4GlycosylLAsparagine N-glycosylated residue in which a glycan is covalently attached to the side-chain nitrogen of an L-asparagine residue
NGlycanMoiety chemical moiety that is the remaining portion of a glycan resulting from its covalent attachment to the side-chain nitrogen of an asparagine or arginine residue
NGlycolylneuraminicAcidResidue sialic acid residue that is the remaining portion of N-glycolylneuraminic acid after formation of a glycosidic bond
NGlycosylatedResidue glycosylated residue in which a carbohydrate or carbohydrate-derived group is attached to a nitrogen atom through formation of an N-glycosidic bond
NonProteinogenicAminoAcid amino acid that is not normally incorporated into polypeptide chains by ribosomal translation
NucleicAcid organic molecular entity composed of two or more nucleotides linked by phosphodiester bonds
Nucleoside organic molecular entity that consists of a nucleobase linked through a nitrogen atom to a sugar such as ribose or deoxyribose
Nucleotide organic molecular entity that consists of a nucleoside having one or more phosphate groups attached to its sugar moiety
NucleotideSequence biological sequence that is the ordered pattern of nucleotide residues that constitute a particular continuous DNA or RNA molecule
OGlycanMoiety chemical moiety that is the remaining portion of a glycan resulting from its covalent attachment to the side-chain hydroxyl oxygen of a serine, threonine, hydroxylysine, or hydroxyproline residue
OGlycosylatedResidue glycosylated residue in which a carbohydrate or carbohydrate-derived group is attached to an oxygen atom through formation of an O-glycosidic bond
OrganicMolecularEntity molecular entity that contains carbon
OxidizedResidue modified amino acid residue that results from covalent changes involving loss of hydrogen atoms or addition of oxygen atoms to the residue
Peptide organic molecular entity consisting of two or more amino acid residues linked by peptide bonds
Polyamine organic molecular entity that contains two or more amino groups
Polypeptide peptide containing ten or more amino acid residues
Polysaccharide carbohydrate consisting of large numbers of monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically
Protein organic molecular entity that consists of one or more polypeptide chains of sufficient length or molecular mass to be distinguished from peptides
ProteinAcidicChargeVariantClassifier protein charge variant classifier that classifies a molecular entity population composed of proteins or protein fragments as differing from a reference protein form by having a lower isoelectric point or lower net electric charge under the relevant analytical conditions
ProteinAggregate organic molecular entity that consists of two or more protein molecules or protein fragments associated through non-covalent interactions, covalent bonds other than peptide bonds, or both
ProteinBasicChargeVariantClassifier protein charge variant classifier that classifies a molecular entity population composed of proteins or protein fragments as differing from a reference protein form by having a higher isoelectric point or higher net electric charge under the relevant analytical conditions
ProteinChargeVariantClassifier charge variant classifier that classifies a molecular entity population composed of proteins or protein fragments according to charge-related analytical behavior relative to a reference protein form
ProteinChargeVariantPopulation molecular entity population classified by a protein charge variant classifier
ProteinFragment peptide or protein that was a proper part of a protein molecule and resulted from cleavage of one or more peptide bonds within that protein
ProteinHighMolecularWeightPopulation protein size variant population classified by a protein high molecular weight variant classifier
ProteinHighMolecularWeightVariantClassifier protein size variant classifier that classifies a molecular entity population composed of proteins or protein aggregates as having greater molecular size or molecular weight than a reference protein form
ProteinLowMolecularWeightPopulation protein size variant population classified by a protein low molecular weight variant classifier
ProteinLowMolecularWeightVariantClassifier protein size variant classifier that classifies a molecular entity population composed of proteins or protein fragments as having lower molecular size or molecular weight than a reference protein form
ProteinMainChargeVariantClassifier protein charge variant classifier that classifies a molecular entity population composed of proteins or protein fragments as having charge-related analytical behavior comparable to the reference protein form under the relevant analytical conditions
ProteinSizeVariantClassifier size variant classifier that classifies a molecular entity population composed of proteins, protein fragments, or protein aggregates according to molecular size or molecular weight relative to a reference protein form
ProteinSizeVariantPopulation molecular entity population classified by a protein size variant classifier
ProteinogenicAminoAcid amino acid that is normally incorporated into polypeptide chains by ribosomal translation
RibonucleicAcid nucleic acid that is composed of nucleotide units containing ribose
Ribonucleoside nucleoside where the sugar component is D-ribose
Salt molecular entity that is an assembly of cations and anions
SialicAcidResidue monosaccharide residue that is the remaining portion of sialic acid after formation of a glycosidic bond
SizeVariantClassifier classifier that classifies a population of material entities according to size-related analytical properties relative to a reference material entity
Steroid lipid that has a core structure of four fused carbon rings, consisting of three six-membered rings and one five-membered ring
TraceElementRole role held by a molecular entity composed of a single chemical element that originates from a source external to cells, is present in a small amount, and supports biological processes in those cells
Vitamin organic molecular entity with a vitamin role
VitaminRole role held by an organic molecular entity that is used in small amounts to support metabolic or physiological functions and whose adequate availability depends on external supply or environmental activation
WaterMolecule inorganic molecular entity consisting of an oxygen atom that is covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms

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