small molecule
C14985
concept
A small molecule is a low-molecular-weight organic compound, typically under 1,000 Daltons, that can readily diffuse across cell membranes and modulate biological processes by binding to specific molecular targets.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| small molecule canonical | 20 |
| small-molecule drug | 4 |
| benzimidazole derivative | 1 |
| carbamate derivative | 1 |
| free radical scavenger | 1 |
| orally bioavailable compound | 1 |
| peptidyl boronic acid | 1 |
| small-molecule inhibitor | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: small molecule
Generated description
A small molecule is a low-molecular-weight organic compound, typically under 1,000 Daltons, that can readily diffuse across cell membranes and modulate biological processes by binding to specific molecular targets.
Instances (27)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| rivastigmine | carbamate derivative |
| risdiplam | small-molecule drug |
|
Edaravone
linked to:
edaravone
|
free radical scavenger |
| fampridine | — |
| warfarin | — |
| apixaban | — |
| bortezomib | peptidyl boronic acid |
| thalidomide | — |
| methotrexate | — |
| rifampicin | — |
| rimonabant | — |
|
Albendazole
linked to:
albendazole
|
benzimidazole derivative |
|
Velpatasvir
linked to:
velpatasvir
|
— |
| Lynparza | — |
| pimozide | — |
| branaplam | small-molecule drug |
| entacapone | — |
| carbidopa | — |
| probenecid | — |
|
Danazol
linked to:
danazol
|
— |
| oseltamivir | — |
| rosuvastatin | — |
| Ko143 | small-molecule inhibitor |
| pomalidomide | — |
| zanamivir | — |
| zanubrutinib | small-molecule drug |
| lapatinib | small-molecule drug |