Notes on the Use of Ontologies in the Biochemical Domain

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rojas, Isabel | Ratsch, Esther | Saric, Jasmin | Wittig, Ulrike

Affiliations: Scientific Databases and Visualisation Group, EML Research, Heidelberg, Germany. E-mail: [email protected]

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Abstract: In this paper we aim at presenting the main flavours and uses that are given to the term ontology in the bio-domains. The paper does not intend to be a thorough review of the existing work in the area. It highlights the uses that are given to ontologies in the Scientific Databases and Visualisation Group at EML Research, in Heidelberg.

Keywords: formal ontology, databases, information extraction, biochemical information

Journal: In Silico Biology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 89-96, 2004