Chemistry & Biochemistry: Biochemistry

This database is searchable by chemical name, CAS Registry Number, molecular formula, data entry and (with plug-in) by structure. Each compound entry provides basic physical data, with references to other data, including methods of preparation. The data is taken from an extensive series of print encyclopedias; those of interest to biochemists are listed below. Note that for any given compound, much of the data is duplicated from one set to the other.

Dictionary of Analytical Reagents QD 77 .D498 1993
Dictionary of Antibiotics RS 431 .A6 D53 1988
Dictionary of Drugs RS 51 .D479 1990
Dictionary of Organic Compounds, 6th ed. QD 251 .D5 1996
Dictionary of Natural Products QD 415 .A25 D53 1994
Dictionary of Organophosphorus Compounds QD 412 .P1 E36 1988
Dictionary of Steroids QP 752 .S7 D53 1991
Dictionary of Terpenoids QD 416 .C75 1991

This publication is a collection of standard research methods in the biosciences. They include: step-by-step protocols with annotations that alert you to special considerations, tips, and optional procedures; alternate and support protocols to accommodate different equipment and desired results; materials lists for each protocol; detailed recipes for reagents, solutions, and culture media; expert commentaries with troubleshooting instructions, and planning considerations; tables and figures to clarify complex procedures; and appendices filled with useful reference material. The protocols are browsable by Table of contents or keyword searchable with stemming (truncation) and a subject thesaurus.The online protocols available to UCSB include:
Current Protocols in Bioinformatics
Current Protocols in Cell Biology
Current Protocols in Cytometry
Current Protocols in Human Genetics
Current Protocols in Immunology
Current Protocols in Microbiology
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology
Current Protocols in Neuroscience
Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Current Protocols in Pharmacology
Current Protocols in Protein Science
Current Protocols in Toxicology

Springer Nature Experiments (formerly Springer Protocols) is the largest subscription-based electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences. Experiments is a new research solution developed by Springer Nature to connect researchers with the most relevant and important protocols and methods to support their research projects. This database includes content from: Nature Methods, Nature Protocols, SpringerProtocols and Protocols Exchange.

NOTE: UCSB does not have full text access to all protocols indexed in this database.

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This database, fromProQuest, is very strong in biochemistry, and covers 1982 to present.

The BIOSIS database indexes the biological sciences literature, including much biochemistry. In addition to sophisticated biological subject searching, it permits citation searching. BIOSIS online covers 1925-present.

PubChem, released in 2004, provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. PubChem is organized as three linked databases within the NCBI's Entrez information retrieval system. These are PubChem Substance, PubChem Compound, and PubChem BioAssay. PubChem also provides a fast chemical structure similarity search tool. More information about using each component database may be found using the links in the homepage. Links from PubChem's chemical structure records to other Entrez databases provide information on biological properties. These include links to PubMed scientific literature and NCBI's protein 3D structure resource. Links to PubChem's bioassay database present the results of biological screening. Links to depositor web sites provide further information.

Citations and abstracts for millions of articles in medicine, life science, and health administration. Includes the full contents of MEDLINE, plus "in process" citations for recent articles which have not yet been added to MEDLINE, and some additional references from life sciences journals.

The Science Citation Index database in Web of Science covers 1945-present, and for recent years has searchable abstracts. It also has searchable cited references, so you can track an older biochemical reference forward to more recent publications or to other related records.