Chemical library
Chemical library
A Chemical library or Chemical compound library is a collection of stored chemicals that are organized to facilitate the discovery of new therapeutic agents in drug discovery processes.
Pronunciation
- Chemical: /ˈkɛmɪkəl/
- Library: /ˈlaɪbrəri/
Etymology
The term "chemical" originates from the Greek word khēmia, meaning the art of extracting metals. "Library", on the other hand, comes from the Latin word liber, which means book. In this context, a chemical library refers to a "book" or collection of chemicals.
Related Terms
- High-throughput screening: A method for scientific experimentation especially used in drug discovery and relevant to the fields of biology and chemistry.
- Combinatorial chemistry: A method used for creating chemical libraries.
- Pharmacophore: An abstract description of molecular features which are necessary for molecular recognition of a ligand by a biological macromolecule.
- Bioinformatics: An interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data, in particular when the data sets are large and complex.
- Molecular docking: A key tool in structural molecular biology and computer-assisted drug design.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Chemical library
- Wikipedia's article - Chemical library
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