Toxin - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Toxin;

NCIt synonyms : Toxins;

NCIt definition : A chemical, physical, or biological agent that causes disease or some alteration of the normal structure and function of an organism. Usually refers to poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species, or any poisonous isomer, homolog, or derivative of such a substance. It causes either permanent or reversible injury to the health of a living thing on contact or absorption, typically by interacting with biological macromolecules such as enzymes and receptors. Onset of effects may be immediate or delayed, and impairments may be slight or severe. (NCI);

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A poison made by certain bacteria, plants, or animals, including insects.;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:27026;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046622;

Details

Origin ID

C894;

UMLS CUI

C0040549;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- IS-toxin [MeSH concept]
- IS-toxin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Toxin (animal) (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Toxin (disposition) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Toxin name [EDAM data]
- scorpion toxin I'' [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Toxin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- toxin [IUPAC Term]
- toxin, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Product containing toxin (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Toxin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- toxin [IUPAC Term]
- toxin, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- toxins, biological [MeSH concept]
- toxins, biological [MeSH Descriptor]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- toxins, biological [MeSH Descriptor]

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