The Molecular Information File (MIF): Core Specifications of a New Standard Format for Chemical Data

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 412-427

  Allen, Frank H ^a   Barnard, John M ^b   Cook, Anthony P F ^c   Hall, Sydney R ^d  

^a Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre   (United States)

^b BCI Ltd ^*  (United States)

^c Synopsys Scientific Systems ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0343290667     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci00025a009     Document Type: Article

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