title: Accessing and using chemical databases.
abstract: Computer-based representation of chemicals makes it possible to organize data in chemical databases-collections of chemical structures and associated properties. Databases are widely used wherever efficient processing of chemical information is needed, including search, storage, retrieval, and dissemination. Structure and functionality of chemical databases are considered. The typical kinds of information found in a chemical database are considered-identification, structural, and associated data. Functionality of chemical databases is presented, with examples of search and access types. More details are included about the OASIS database and platform and the Danish (Q)SAR Database online. Various types of chemical database resources are discussed, together with a list of examples.
authors.affiliation: National Food Institute Technical University of Denmark, Soeborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Nikolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolov
authors.forename: Todor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.forename: Jay R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Niemelä
authors.forename: Ovanes
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mekenyan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D062126:Databases, Chemical; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D051381:Rats