substancesfrom

Substancesfrom is a term used in chemical informatics to denote the source or origin of a chemical substance. It encompasses provenance information that connects a substance to its feedstock, supplier, natural source, or production process. In data models, substancesfrom is typically implemented as a relation or property that links a substance entity to one or more origin entities, such as a supplier, a geographic region, or a material that contributed to the substance's creation. The origin can be categorized by type—for example synthetic, natural, bio-based, or recycled—and may include metadata such as the specific supplier identifier, lot or batch number, date of origin, and reference to a manufacturing step.

Applications of substancesfrom include supply chain transparency, regulatory reporting, and life cycle assessment. By recording origin information, organizations can improve traceability, verify compliance with safety and environmental standards, and support product stewardship. Implementations often use semantic technologies such as RDF or OWL and data exchange formats like JSON-LD. They rely on controlled vocabularies and unique identifiers (for substances, suppliers, and origins) to enable interoperable queries across systems.

Challenges include data quality, standardization, and governance. Substancesfrom data may be incomplete or conflicting when substances derive from multiple sources or when suppliers do not provide origin details. Privacy and competitive considerations may limit the granularity of disclosed information.

See also: provenance, data lineage, chemical informatics, ontology, supply chain transparency.