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ContaminantDB Card Documentation
ContaminantDB Fields
Version | Version of ContaminantDB |
Creation Date | Date the ContaminantDBCard entry was created |
Update Date | Date the ContaminantDBCard was last updated |
Title/ContaminantDB ID | Primary accession number consisting of a 4 character prefix (CHEM) and a 6 number suffix. |
Common Name | Standard name of contaminant |
Compound Type | The category of the contaminant |
Description | Description of the contaminant describing its composition and/or preparation |
Synonyms | Alternate names of the contaminant |
Chemical IUPAC Name | IUPAC or standard chemical name for the contaminant |
Chemical Formula | Chemical formula describing atomic or elemental composition |
Chemical Structure | Image of the contaminant structure |
INCHI ID | IUPAC approved InCHI identifier |
CAS Registry Number | Chemical Abstract Service identification number |
PubChem ID | NCBI's PubChem database identification number (if molecule is in PubChem) |
KEGG | The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes identification number for the contaminant |
UniProt ID | The UniProt identification number for the protein contaminant |
OMIM ID | The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man identification number for the contaminant |
ChEBI ID | The Chemical Entities of Biological Interest identification number for the contaminant |
BioCyc ID | The BioCyc identification number for the contaminant |
SuperToxic ID | The SuperToxic identification number for the contaminant |
CTD ID | The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database identification number for the contaminant |
Stitch ID | The Search Tool for Interactions of Chemicals identification number for the contaminant |
DrugBank ID | The DrugBank identification number for the contaminant |
PDB ID | The Protein Data Bank identification number for the contaminant |
ACToR ID | The Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource identification number for the contaminant |
Wikipedia Link | Hyperlink to Wikipedia's encyclopedic entry for the Toxin |
Average Molecular Weight | Molecular weight in g/mol, determined from molecular formula |
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight | The sum of the masses of the atoms in a molecule using the unbound, ground-state, rest mass of the principle (most abundant) isotope for each element instead of the isotopic average mass. |
Solubility | water solubility in mg/mL using ALOGPS solubility predictor |
LogP/Hydrophobicity | Water/octanol partition coefficient determined using JChem logp predictor |
MOL File | Text version of contaminant structure in Mol file format |
PDB File | Image of contaminant's 3D structure in PDB format, calculated using JChem |
SMILES | Canonical SMILES string corresponding to contaminant structure |
Appearance | Outward or visible aspect of the contaminant |
Melting Point | Melting point (if solid) or boiling point (if liquid) in degrees Celsius |
Route of Exposure | Description of how the contaminant enters the human body |
Mechanism of Toxicity | Description of how the contaminant works or what it binds to at a molecular level |
Metabolism | The biotransformation of the contaminant after it enters the body |
Toxicity Values | Experimental toxicity values of the contaminant. Usually LD50 or LC50 values |
Lethal Dose | The dose that would cause death in a human being |
Carcinogenicity | The level to which the contaminant is invovled in the promotion of cancer or in the increase of its propagation. The scale displayed is the IARC Classification. |
Uses/Sources | Description of how humans commonly encounter the contaminant - how the contaminant is used or in what products they are found |
Minimum Risk Level | An estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure |
Health Effects | The long term physiological deficiencies, damage or problems caused by the contaminant |
Symptoms | The immediate and short term physiological effects of the contaminant |
Treatment | Possible care provided to improve symptoms and health effects caused by the contaminant (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
General References | References for the information retrieved for the contaminant. Journal articles are hyperlinked to PubMed. |
Targets | Substances that the contaminant chemically binds to |