The Chemical Information Ontology: Provenance and Disambiguation for Chemical Data on the Biological Semantic Web
Author Information
Author(s): Hastings Janna, Chepelev Leonid, Willighagen Egon, Adams Nico, Steinbeck Christoph, Dumontier Michel
Primary Institution: European Bioinformatics Institute
Hypothesis
The development of a Chemical Information Ontology can improve the integration and disambiguation of chemical data on the semantic web.
Conclusion
The Chemical Information Ontology facilitates the annotation of provenance and disambiguation of chemical property data, supporting integrative research on the semantic web.
Supporting Evidence
- Ontologies enable the definition, classification, and support for querying objects in a particular domain.
- The Chemical Information Ontology is being developed as an open collaborative project.
- Properly reproduced data on the semantic web can be reused in multiple scientific analyses.
- The ontology aims to provide a framework for automatic integration of data on the semantic web.
Takeaway
This study created a special vocabulary to help scientists share and understand chemical information better on the internet.
Methodology
The ontology was developed collaboratively and is implemented using the Web Ontology Language (OWL).
Limitations
The ontology does not cover all known descriptors, algorithms, and software vendors yet.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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