Preferred Label : substrate;
IUPAC definition : A chemical species, the reaction of which with some other chemical reagent is under
observation (e.g. a compound that is transformed under the influence of a catalyst).
The term should be used with care. Either the context or a specific statement should
always make it clear which chemical species in a reaction is regarded as the substrate.;
Origin ID : S06082;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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A chemical species, the reaction of which with some other chemical reagent is under
observation (e.g. a compound that is transformed under the influence of a catalyst).
The term should be used with care. Either the context or a specific statement should
always make it clear which chemical species in a reaction is regarded as the substrate.
