BioChemEntity Model¶

The BioChemEntity model is a flexible class for describing a wide range of biological or chemical entities, such as proteins, genes, chemical compounds, or cell lines. It is based on the schema.org BioChemEntity type.

Properties¶

Property	Type	Description	Required
`guid` (alias: `@id`)	`str`	The unique, resolvable identifier for the entity.	Yes
`name`	`str`	The common name of the entity (e.g., "Paclitaxel", "TP53").	Yes
`metadataType` (alias: `@type`)	`Optional[str]`	The schema.org type. Defaults to "BioChemEntity".	No
`identifier`	`Optional[List[IdentifierPropertyValue]]`	A list of formal identifiers from other databases or ontologies (e.g., RRID, PubChem).	No
`associatedDisease`	`Optional[IdentifierValue]`	A link (by `@id`) to a `MedicalCondition` associated with this entity.	No
`usedBy`	`Optional[List[IdentifierValue]]`	A list of links (by `@id`) to experiments or other entities that used this entity.	No
`description`	`Optional[str]`	A detailed description of the entity.	No

Example¶

{
  "@id": "ark:59852/treatment-paclitaxel",
  "@type": "BioChemEntity",
  "name": "Paclitaxel",
  "description": "Paclitaxel is a taxoid chemotherapeutic agent used for the treatment of various cancers including breast and lung cancer.",
  "associatedDisease": {
    "@id": "ark:59852/medicalcondition-breast-adenocarcinoma"
  },
  "identifier": [
    {
      "@type": "PropertyValue",
      "name": "RxNORM",
      "value": "https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov/id/rxnorm/56946"
    },
    {
      "@type": "PropertyValue",
      "name": "PubChem",
      "value": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Paclitaxel"
    }
  ]
}