Chemicals and Drugs

Small Molecule Libraries

Large collections of small molecules (molecular weight about 600 or less), of similar or diverse nature which are used for high-throughput screening analysis of the gene function, protein interaction, cellular processing, biochemical pathways, or other chemical interactions. It includes virtual libraries.

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Large collections of small molecules (molecular weight about 600 or less), of similar or diverse nature which are used for high-throughput screening analysis of the gene function, protein interaction, cellular processing, biochemical pathways, or other chemical interactions. It includes virtual libraries.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Chemical Libraries
  • Molecular Libraries, Small
  • Libraries, Chemical
  • Libraries, Small Molecular
  • Libraries, Small Molecule
  • Molecule Libraries, Small
  • Small Molecular Libraries

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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2008

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  1. D27.720.470.765

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Small Molecule Libraries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054852. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054852
  2. Small Molecule Libraries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50573438