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Enum: SampleComponentTypeEnum

Kinds of thing a sample may contain. The first three are described by an entity record; the rest are named by title and an ontology term.

URI: lambda:SampleComponentTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
protein None A protein or peptide, described by a Protein record
nucleic_acid None A DNA or RNA strand, described by a NucleicAcid record
small_molecule None A ligand, cofactor, metal ion, lipid, detergent, sugar or additive, described...
virus_particle None A virion or virus-like particle, named by its NCBI Taxonomy term
organelle None An organelle or other cellular substructure such as a ribosome, a proteasome ...
cell None A whole cell, named by its Cell Ontology or NCBI Taxonomy term
tissue None A tissue or tissue section, named by its UBERON term
membrane_mimetic None A nanodisc, liposome, bicelle, micelle or amphipol that hosts a membrane prot...
nanoparticle None A synthetic nanoparticle or scaffold
other None A component of a kind not listed, described in title and description

Slots

Name Description
component_type What kind of thing this component is

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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

LinkML Source

name: SampleComponentTypeEnum
description: Kinds of thing a sample may contain. The first three are described by
  an entity record; the rest are named by title and an ontology term.
from_schema: http://w3id.org/lambda/
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  protein:
    text: protein
    description: A protein or peptide, described by a Protein record
  nucleic_acid:
    text: nucleic_acid
    description: A DNA or RNA strand, described by a NucleicAcid record
  small_molecule:
    text: small_molecule
    description: A ligand, cofactor, metal ion, lipid, detergent, sugar or additive,
      described by a SmallMolecule record
  virus_particle:
    text: virus_particle
    description: A virion or virus-like particle, named by its NCBI Taxonomy term
  organelle:
    text: organelle
    description: An organelle or other cellular substructure such as a ribosome, a
      proteasome or a mitochondrion, named by its GO cellular component term
  cell:
    text: cell
    description: A whole cell, named by its Cell Ontology or NCBI Taxonomy term
  tissue:
    text: tissue
    description: A tissue or tissue section, named by its UBERON term
  membrane_mimetic:
    text: membrane_mimetic
    description: A nanodisc, liposome, bicelle, micelle or amphipol that hosts a membrane
      protein
  nanoparticle:
    text: nanoparticle
    description: A synthetic nanoparticle or scaffold
  other:
    text: other
    description: A component of a kind not listed, described in title and description