CAS information services for medicinal chemists.

Area of Science:

• Chemistry
• Information Science

Background:

• The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) database is a critical resource for medicinal chemists.
• Efficient access to specialized chemical information is essential for research and development.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce new information access methods for the CAS database.
• To enhance the retrieval of chemical and biological information for researchers.

Main Methods:

• CAS ONLINE: A novel structure search system utilizing the complete CAS Registry database.
• CA SELECTS, BIOSIS/CAS SELECTS, CAS Customer-Defined Information Services: Three new printed services offering abstracts on specialized topics.

Main Results:

• Four distinct pathways for accessing CAS database information are now available.
• CAS ONLINE provides comprehensive structure-based searching capabilities.
• The printed services offer curated abstracts for focused research areas.

Conclusions:

• Medicinal chemists have expanded options for accessing CAS database information.
• These new services facilitate more efficient and targeted information retrieval in chemistry and related fields.