Rapid evaluation of synthetic and molecular complexity for in silico chemistry

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1237-1243

  Allu, Tharun Kumar ^a   Oprea, Tudor I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); VIRTUAL REALITY;

LOG COMPLEXITY; SUBSTRUCTURE PATTERNS; VIRTUAL LIBRARIES;

SILICON;

ACYL COENZYME A; CHOLESTEROL; GLUTARYL COENZYME A; GLUTARYL-COENZYME A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG SCREENING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ACYL COENZYME A; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 26944499418     PISSN: 15499596     EISSN: 1549960X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci0501387     Document Type: Article

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