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| Commercial online database suppliers offer access to many sources of chemical information. These sources may include patents, scientific literature, drug pipeline data and industry information. Each has its own specific editorial focus, leading to some significant differences in the information covered. Considering the differences between sources, it is essential searchers, regardless of their method of searching (free text, key words, CAS Registry Number or chemical structure searching), check multiple sources to ensure comprehensive retrieval. With regard to chemical structure searching specifically, there are several advantages of performing chemical structure searching directly in multiple databases, particularly within drug pipeline databases. Additionally, collating the results of multi-file searches via XML also has several benefits worth highlighting. |
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Challenges in Structure Searching
1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Monday, 11 September 2006 Moscone Center -- Room 122, Oral
Division of Chemical Information |