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This issue of the ChemIndustry.com newsletter highlights selected FREE chemical information resources. Part one of this issue features a few of the best resources for chemical names, structures and properties that are available on the Web as well as safety & toxicology data resources and dictionaries / acronym databases. If you are familiar with other "must" related web based resources and would like to bring them to the awareness of our subscribers, please drop a line to yaron@chemindustry.com. Your suggestions for future topics of this newsletter are also welcome.
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Chemical names, structures, properties
PubChem
Pub-Chem is part of the National Institutes of Healths Molecular Libraries Roadmap initiative. It links 850,000 distinct molecules to bio, environmental and medical research information as well as to relevant literature through PubMed.
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
The Chemical Info section at ChemIndustry.com is powered by PubChem.
http://www.chemindustry.com/chemicals/index.asp
ZINC (Zinc Is Not Commercial)
A free database of commercially-available compounds for virtual screening. ZINC contains over 3.3 million compounds in ready-to-dock, 3D formats. ZINC is provided by the Shoichet Laboratory in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
http://blaster.docking.org/zinc/
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ChemBank
ChemBank is a freely available collection of data about small molecules. The project is still in an early stage.
http://chembank.broad.harvard.edu/
NIST Chemistry WebBook
This site provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program.
http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
ChemIDplus
From NIH, National Library of Medicine, this tool provides a Java based structure search, chemical names, properties and toxicity information.
http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/
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ChemExper
Claims to list more than 100,000 chemicals. ChemExper links to a few Java based tools such as structure search and 3D visualization.
http://www.chemexper.com/
MatWeb
A searchable database of some 47,000 metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.
http://www.matweb.com/
ChemFinder
Chemical names and properties from CambridgeSoft.
http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/
Merck ChemDat
The Merck Chemical Databases.
http://www.chemdat.de/mda/index.html
Sigma-Aldrich
Sigma-Aldrich multiple brand catalog.
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Area_of_Interest/The_Americas/United_States.html
Interactive PhysProp Database Demo
http://www.syrres.com/esc/physdemo.htm
More chemical databases can be found in ChemIndustry.com's category:
Chemical databases
Safety and toxicology data
ToxNet
From NIH, TOXNET is a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
National Toxicology Program
Publications, Technical Reports & Abstracts.
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntpweb/index.cfm?objectid=9BAE8815-F1F6-975E-7F7563706E4F88EE
Environmental Fate Data Base (EFDB)
In November 1979, SRC initiated the development of the Environmental Fate Data Base (EFDB) under the sponsorship of the EPA.
http://www.syrres.com/esc/efdb.htm
Cornell University
MSDS and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
http://msds.ehs.cornell.edu/
Vermont SIRI MSDS
http://hazard.com/msds/index.php
Oxford University MSDS
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/
Haz-Map
Occupational exposure to hazardous agents.
http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/
Acute Toxicity Test Database by Columbia Environmental Research Center
http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/data/acute/multiselect.asp
Household Products Database
New information service provides information on health and safety of everyday products.
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
Tox Town
An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index_content.html
More recommended safety and toxicology free resources could be found in ChemIndustry.coms Newsletter No. 54:
http://www.chemindustry.com/info/newsletter54.asp
Chemical dictionaries / acronym databases
Acronyms Database from Indiana University
http://www.oscar.chem.indiana.edu/cfdocs/libchem/acronyms/titleu.cfm
Abbreviation database from the University of Berlin
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/cgi-bin/abbscomp
Chemie.de - Acronyms and abbreviations of chemical compound names
http://www.chemie.de/tools/acronym.php3?language=e&acronym=
General chemistry glossary
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary.shtml
IUPAC chemical naming tool
http://www.iupac.org/...
Life science dictionary
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/search/dict-search.html
The Internet drug index
http://www.rxlist.com/
Wikipedia
The free encyclopedia.
http://www.wikipedia.org/
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Particle characterization
Micromeritics is a leading supplier of particle characterization analytical laboratory instruments for R&D, QA/QC, production, and process control applications. Characteristics determined include: particle size, surface area, pore volume, pore size, material density, catalytic activity, and active surface area. A Materials Analysis Laboratory provides
sample analyses on a contract basis.
www.micromeritics.com
Malvern Instruments Ltd.
Malvern is a leading supplier of analytical solutions for particle characterization (size, shape, zeta potential, molecular weight) and rheological applications. Advanced technologies are combined with robust mechanical designs and comprehensive software to provide on-line, at-line and off-line solutions for QA/QC, control and development applications. An extensive support service facilitates the exploitation of any given system. www.malvern.co.uk
Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc.
Mitsui Chemicals America, a subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals, is a leading supplier of fine and specialty chemicals, chemical solvents, specialty polymers, engineering plastics, functional and electronic materials and adhesive resins. Materials are used in a variety of applications in the automotive, paper, packaging, building and construction, pharmaceutical, healthcare, cosmetics, agrochemical and textile industries.
www.mitsuichemicals.com
Alfa Aesar
Free Research Chemicals Catalog
Alfa Aesar's 2003/04 Catalog features more than 22,000 research chemicals, metals and materials. There are over 1,200 new products, including organics, high purity inorganics, pure metals and precious metal compounds and catalysts. A new CD version with substructure search is now available as well. www.alfa.com...
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