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Revision as of 21:05, 8 March 2009
Basic Metabolites (基礎代謝物)
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Class Overview
(The following description is translated from an article by Arita in "Encyclopedia of Bioinformatics" under the publisher's permission, Kyoritsu Co. Ltd.)
Metabolism is the total body of physicochemical reactions inside living systems. It can be functionally divided into two groups: the basic (or primary) metabolism essential for maintenance of life systems, and the non-essential secondary metabolism. Basic metabolites therefore include bases, amino acids, sugars, and fatty acids (building blocks of DNA, protein, carbohydrate, and fat, respectively). Also included are lignin and cellulose which are essential for plant growth. On the other hand, the secondary metabolism provides species-specific functions. It includes medicinal metabolites such as antibiotics and herbal medicines.
Design of Basic Metabolite ID numbers ID番号の設計
12-DIGIT
| B | M | a | a | b | b | c | c | d | d | e | e |
- a ... Structure type (Table 1)
- b ... degree of unsaturation (Table 2)
- c ... position of n－z (n minus z; also ω－z or omega-z) nomenclature (Table 3)
- d ... structure type (Table 4)
- e ... serial number
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
