title: Combinatorial libraries. Finding the needle in the haystack.
abstract: Combinatorial libraries are at the forefront of a revolution in basic research and drug discovery. They allow highly active compounds to be selected from hundreds of millions of others on the basis of biological activity.
authors.affiliation: Houghten Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, California.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Houghten
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015195:Drug Design; D004346:Drug Information Services; D007990:Libraries; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015202:Protein Engineering; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides