Natural compound and designer drug databases.(PITTCON Review)

From: Laboratory Equipment | Date: May 1, 2004 | Copyright information

AntiBase 2003 and Mass Spectra of Designer Drugs represent the latest in essential tools for medicinal and analytical chemists. AntiBase 2003 is a database of 27,000 natural compounds from microorganisms and higher fungi. It includes descriptive data (molecular formula and mass, elemental composition, CAS registry number), physico-chemical data (melting point, optical rotation), spectroscopic data (UV, 13C-NMR, IR, and mass spectra), biological data (pharmacological activity, toxic...

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