title: Some Trends in Chem(o)informatics.
abstract: This introductory chapter gives a brief overview of the history of cheminformatics, and then summarizes some recent trends in computing, cultures, open systems, chemical structure representation, docking, de novo design, fragment-based drug design, molecular similarity, quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR), metabolite prediction, the use of phamacophores in drug discovery, data reduction and visualization, and text mining. The aim is to set the scene for the more detailed exposition of these topics in the later chapters.
authors.affiliation: Wendy Warr & Associates, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, UK.
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Warr
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002621:Chemistry; D057225:Data Mining / Q000379:methods; D015195:Drug Design; D055808:Drug Discovery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D048088:Informatics / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011955:Receptors, Drug