num_pages: 146
description: With the advent of computer graphics, the proliferation of PCs, and the development of user-friendly software, the average chemist can now build chemical databases, search structures and substructures, and generate chemical reports. However, these many systems and databases cannot be linked ina seamless manner. This book addresses this concern in 12 chapters written by people from diverse backgrounds, from software developers to information specialists. Some of the specific topics covered the need for flexibility in file formats to enable free exchange of chemical data, theinterrelated forces that restrict compatibility, the attributes of a standard interface, chemical structure browsing, the use of a host language interface, PC-to-mainframe communication programs, and the standard molecular data format as an integration tool.
language: English
title: Chemical Structure Information Systems: Interfaces, Communication, and Standards
titlecomplete: Chemical Structure Information Systems: Interfaces, Communication, and Standards (ACS Symposium Series, No. 400)
publisher: American Chemical Society