Skip to content

Enum: ChemicalClassEnum

Broad chemical kind of a SmallMolecule

URI: lambda:ChemicalClassEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
ion None A metal or other inorganic ion: Zn2+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-
lipid None A lipid: a phospholipid, sterol, fatty acid or lipid anchor
detergent None A detergent or amphipol used to solubilize a membrane protein
carbohydrate None A sugar, glycan or glycan fragment
nucleotide None A free nucleotide or nucleotide analogue: ATP, GDP, AMP-PNP, NAD
amino_acid None A free amino acid or amino acid derivative
organic None An organic small molecule in no more specific class: a drug, a fragment, a na...
polymer None A synthetic polymer such as PEG
other None A compound in no class listed

Slots

Name Description
chemical_class Broad chemical kind: ion, lipid, detergent, carbohydrate, nucleotide,

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: http://w3id.org/lambda/

LinkML Source

name: ChemicalClassEnum
description: Broad chemical kind of a SmallMolecule
from_schema: http://w3id.org/lambda/
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  ion:
    text: ion
    description: 'A metal or other inorganic ion: Zn2+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-'
  lipid:
    text: lipid
    description: 'A lipid: a phospholipid, sterol, fatty acid or lipid anchor'
  detergent:
    text: detergent
    description: A detergent or amphipol used to solubilize a membrane protein
  carbohydrate:
    text: carbohydrate
    description: A sugar, glycan or glycan fragment
  nucleotide:
    text: nucleotide
    description: 'A free nucleotide or nucleotide analogue: ATP, GDP, AMP-PNP, NAD'
  amino_acid:
    text: amino_acid
    description: A free amino acid or amino acid derivative
  organic:
    text: organic
    description: 'An organic small molecule in no more specific class: a drug, a fragment,
      a natural product, a dye'
  polymer:
    text: polymer
    description: A synthetic polymer such as PEG
  other:
    text: other
    description: A compound in no class listed