Reoptimization of MDL keys for use in drug discovery

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1273-1280

  Durant, Joseph L ^a   Leland, Burton A ^a   Henry, Douglas R ^a   Nourse, James G ^a  

^a MDL Information Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DISCOVERY;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG SCREENING; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GENETICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; SOFTWARE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0036827075     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci010132r     Document Type: Article

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