Term Name: detection of chemical stimulus
Synonyms: chemoperception, chemoreception, detection of chemical substance, perception of chemical stimulus, perception of chemical substance
Definition: The series of events in which a chemical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009593]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: response to chemical
is a type of: detection of stimulus
has subtype: detection of calcium ion detection of cAMP detection of carbohydrate stimulus detection of carbon dioxide detection of chemical stimulus involved in magnetoreception detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of salty taste detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sour taste detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sweet taste detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of umami taste detection of hormone stimulus detection of hydrogen ion detection of hypoxic conditions in blood by chemoreceptor signaling detection of jasmonic acid stimulus detection of misfolded protein detection of molecule of bacterial origin detection of molecule of fungal origin detection of molecule of oomycetes origin detection of nutrient detection of oxygen detection of pheromone detection of phosphate ion detection of redox state detection of salicylic acid stimulus detection of unfolded protein soluble molecule recognition