# side chain

> oligomeric or polymeric chemical group that is attached to a core part of the molecule called "main chain" or backbone

**Wikidata**: [Q899689](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899689)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_chain)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/side-chain


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)