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Working with Large Databases & Biological Data

A Ph.D. scientist uses ChemFinder for large databases.

Author: Alexander Pauli, Ph.D.
Company: Review Science
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Issue: 12.3

WHEN ASKED by friends to make my collection of antimicrobial data of natural compounds commercially available, I was hesitant since all data was saved in a DOS database. In 1999, the existence of ChemOffice supported my decision to commercialize the data collection. ChemOffice provided convenient visualization and manipulation of the chemical data. Since ChemOffice is continuously evolving, I was very interested to try out the latest version for this review.

My previous copy of ChemOffice 5.0 turned out to be a very good partner in the production and management of chemical data. However, the improvements to the latest release are welcome additions. It now enables the analysis of biological data in combination with chemical and/or physical data.

Database Production

When working with large databases, I found several components of the ChemOffice suite to be of special importance. As usual, everything begins with the industry favorite ChemDraw. Here, the structures .....