title: ChEBI: an open bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource.
abstract: Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) is a freely available dictionary of molecular entities focused on "small" chemical compounds. This unit provides a detailed guide to browsing, searching, downloading, and programmatic access to the ChEBI database.
authors.affiliation: European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Kirill
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Degtyarenko
authors.affiliation: European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Janna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hastings
authors.affiliation: European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Matos
authors.affiliation: European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ennis
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D030562:Databases, Protein; D004015:Dictionaries, Chemical as Topic; D012984:Software