Planteome: Term Details for "macronutrient" (CHEBI:33937)

You are using the Cyverse mirror of the Planteome Ontology Browser. The main site is at browser.planteome.org.

Notice

Some functionality on this page depends on JavaScript. To fully use the features of AmiGO 2, enable JavaScript in your browser and reload from the landing page.

Term Information

Accession: CHEBI:33937
Name: macronutrient
Ontology
Synonyms: macronutrients
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Any nutrient required in large quantities by organisms throughout their life in order to orchestrate a range of physiological functions. Macronutrients are usually chemical elements (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur) that humans consume in the largest quantities. Calcium, sodium, magnesium and potassium are sometimes included as macronutrients because they are required in relatively large quantities compared with other vitamins and minerals. [source: unknown]
Comment: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to macronutrient.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to macronutrient.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for macronutrient.
Feedback: Contact the Planteome feedback if you find mistakes or have concerns about the data you find here.
Comments, changes to terms, or requests for new ontology terms can be made at CHEBI issue tracker on GitHub.