Class: MolecularRegulator

A molecular regulator is a molecule that regulates the function of another chemical entity.

URI: sio:MolecularRegulator

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Parents

  • is_a: Molecule - A molecule is a single chemical entity composed of fully covalently bonded atoms.

Children

  • Activator - A molecular activator is a molecular regulator that realizes its disposition to conformationally change a target molecule and increase its functionality.
  • Inhibitor - A molecular inhibitor is a molecular regulator that realizes its disposition to conformationally change a target molecule and decrease its functionality.

Referenced by Class

Attributes

Inherited from Molecule:

  • hasCreator 0..1
    • Description: has creator is a relation between an entity and that which created it.
    • Range: Entity

  • hasAttribute 0..1

    • Description: has attribute is a relation that associates a entity with an attribute where an attribute is an intrinsic characteristic such as a quality, capability, disposition, function, or is an externally derived attribute determined from some descriptor (e.g. a quantity, position, label/identifier) either directly or indirectly through generalization of entities of the same type.

    • Range: Entity

    • satisfies 0..1

    • Description: satisfies is a relation between an entity and the specification or objective that it conforms to.

    • Range: Description

    • isRelatedTo 0..1
    • Description: A is related to B iff there is some relation between A and B.
    • Range: Entity
    • derivesInto 0..1

    • Description: a derives to b if and only if a or some part thereof is consumed in the formation of b.

    • Range: Object