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Databases

Medline from PubMed
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NLM's premier bibliographic database that contains references to journal articles in the life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine

SciFinder-n (Chemical Abstracts) This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive discovery tool of chemical information, Scifinder is a user-friendly version of Chemical Abstracts. This web-based research discovery tool allows access to a wide variety of research disciplines, including biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials sciences, physics, environmental science, and engineering.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and citations of peer-reviewed literature covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities from 1960 to the present.

ACD Chem Sketch
Avogadro
Avogadro is an application purely for scientists and students that have to draw three-dimensional molecular compositions that showing a molecule from every conceivable angle and perspective.
JME Molecular Editor
A Java applet which allows to draw / edit molecules and reactions (including generation of substructure queries) and to depict molecules directly within an HTML page. Editor can generate Dayligh SMILES or MDL mol file of created structures.
KnowItAll (r) Academic Edition
MarvinSketch
Advanced Chemical Structure Drawing Software
Pubchem Drawing Window
Symyx Draw

Merck Index by Maryadele J. O'Neil, editor
Call Number: Ready Ref RS51 .M4 2006
ISBN: 091191000X
Martindale : the complete drug reference by Edited by Sean C. Sweetman.
Call Number: Ready Ref RS141.3 .M37 2005
ISBN: 0853695504