Barrick Lab :: ProtocolsFindChemicals

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---+ Find Chemicals

Often you come across a chemical structure or name in a publication and then you need to find a place to order some from for your research. Maybe you try typing it in the Sigma catalogue and it comes up empty. Maybe you find a compound that has a similar name, but is it really exactly the same thing? Where do you go next?

---++ With SciFinder

   1 Connect to SciFinder through the UT Library website: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/chem/scifinder.html <br> You will need to create a username and password.
   1 Click on Explore Substances. Now you can draw the compound (click on Chemical Structure) or search by name (click on Substance Identifier).
   1 Once you've found your chemical, you can get a lot of useful information: 
      * The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_registry_number][CAS registry number]].
         * This is a unique number assigned to only this exact chemical substance. 
         * Even L-lactic acid has a different CAS number (79-33-4) than the DL-lactic acid racemic mixture (50-21-5).
      * A list of companies known to supply the chemical and in what quantities. Usually you can search their websites by CAS number.
      * Synonyms and alternative nomenclature for the chemical.
      * And much more...

---++ With ZINC Database

The [[http://zinc.docking.org][ZINC Database]] is an alternative (and free) list of many bioactive molecules with links to companies. (It's mainly meant for molecular docking studies).

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Topic revision: r3 - 2015-07-13 - 16:42:25 - Main.JeffreyBarrick

Lab.ProtocolsFindChemicals moved from Lab.ProtocolsFindChemicalsWithSciFinder on 2015-07-13 - 16:30 by Main.JeffreyBarrick -