title: [Chemical databases and virtual screening].
abstract: A prerequisite to any virtual screening is the definition of compound libraries to be screened. As we describe here, various sources are available. The selection of the proper library is usually project-dependent but at least as important as the screening method itself. This review details the main compound libraries that are available for virtual screening and guide the reader to the best possible selection according to its needs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'innovation thérapeutique, UMR 7200 CNRS-université de Strasbourg, MEDALIS drug discovery center , 74, route du Rhin, F-67400 Illkirch, France.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rognan
authors.affiliation: Institut de chimie organique et analytique (ICOA), UMR CNRS-université d'Orléans 7311, université d'Orléans, rue de Chartres, F-45067 Orléans Cedex 02, France.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonnet
mesh_terms: D062126:Databases, Chemical; D015195:Drug Design; D055808:Drug Discovery; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods; D046609:Libraries, Digital; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods