Open PHACTS Chemistry Registry System

Open PHACTS Chemistry Registry System provides integrated chemical structure registration and semantic data integration to support drug discovery by enabling structure similarity searches, SMILES-based property lookups, and a registry of chemical compounds.


Key Features:

  • Semantic Web Integration: Implements semantic web standards and technologies to enable interoperability and integration across diverse data sources.
  • Chemical Registry: Maintains a comprehensive registry and database of chemical compounds and their properties.
  • Structure Similarity Search: Supports structure similarity searches for compound comparison and retrieval.
  • SMILES Support: Performs property lookups and structural queries using SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System) notation.

Scientific Applications:

  • Drug Discovery Enhancement: Supports academic and industrial drug discovery by enabling structure similarity searches and property lookups with SMILES notation.
  • Pharmacological Data Integration: Integrates chemical and pharmacological data to support cross-source queries within an open pharmacological space.
  • Collaborative Research Support: Facilitates collaboration between academic and industrial researchers by enabling shared queries and integrated chemical data.

Methodology:

Uses semantic web standards and technologies to integrate diverse data sources and provides chemical registry functions including structure similarity searches and SMILES-based property lookups.

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Details

Maturity:
Mature
Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
web application
Added:
2/18/2016
Last Updated:
11/25/2024

Operations

Data Inputs & Outputs

Data retrieval

Publications

Williams AJ, Harland L, Groth P, Pettifer S, Chichester C, Willighagen EL, Evelo CT, Blomberg N, Ecker G, Goble C, Mons B. Open PHACTS: semantic interoperability for drug discovery. Drug Discovery Today. 2012;17(21-22):1188-1198. doi:10.1016/j.drudis.2012.05.016. PMID:22683805.

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