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MonomerCreate

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Properties

Name Type Description
color stringnull The hex color code of the monomer visual symbol
customMolecularWeight numbernull Optional molecular weight value that the user can provide to override the calculated molecular weight
name string Name of the monomer
smiles string The chemical structure in SMILES format.
symbol string User-defined identifier of the monomer, unique on the monomer type.
visualSymbol object
naturalAnalog string Symbol for the natural equivalent of the monomer. Acceptable natural analog values include IUPAC bases, r, and p.
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JSON Schema

benchling-monomer-create-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/main/json-schema/benchling-monomer-create-schema.json",
  "title": "MonomerCreate",
  "x-generated": "2026-10-12",
  "x-method": "derived",
  "x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
  "x-source": "openapi/benchling-monomers-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/MonomerCreate",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "allOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/MonomerBaseRequest"
    },
    {
      "properties": {
        "naturalAnalog": {
          "description": "Symbol for the natural equivalent of the monomer. Acceptable natural analog values include IUPAC bases, r, and p.",
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "required": [
        "smiles",
        "name",
        "naturalAnalog",
        "symbol"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "$defs": {
    "MonomerBaseRequest": {
      "properties": {
        "color": {
          "description": "The hex color code of the monomer visual symbol",
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "customMolecularWeight": {
          "description": "Optional molecular weight value that the user can provide to override the calculated molecular weight",
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "name": {
          "description": "Name of the monomer",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "smiles": {
          "description": "The chemical structure in SMILES format.",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "symbol": {
          "description": "User-defined identifier of the monomer, unique on the monomer type.",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "visualSymbol": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/MonomerVisualSymbol"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "MonomerVisualSymbol": {
      "description": "The shape of the monomer visual symbol.",
      "enum": [
        "DIAMOND_FILLED",
        "DIAMOND_HOLLOW",
        "DIAMOND_DASHED",
        "STAR_FILLED",
        "STAR_HOLLOW",
        "TRIANGLE_FILLED",
        "TRIANGLE_HOLLOW",
        "DYAD_FILLED",
        "DYAD_HOLLOW",
        "CLOVER_FILLED",
        "CLOVER_HOLLOW",
        "TRIAD_FILLED",
        "TRIAD_HOLLOW",
        "RECTANGLE_FILLED",
        "RECTANGLE_HOLLOW",
        "LETTERS_P",
        "LETTERS_PS"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

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