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1Virtual School of Molecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nottingham, London SW7 2AY, U.K. pm286@cam.ac.uk
Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences
|October 18, 2001
Summary
A structured method represents chemistry online using object-oriented programming. This approach, based on Chemical Markup Language (CML), enables the creation of advanced chemical tools.
Area of Science:
- Computational chemistry
- Web technologies
- Information science
Background:
- The World-Wide Web lacks standardized methods for representing chemical information.
- Object-oriented approaches offer robust frameworks for data modeling.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a structured, object-oriented method for representing chemical data on the web.
- To leverage Chemical Markup Language (CML) for creating a chemistry-specific Document Object Model (DOM).
Main Methods:
- Utilized an object-oriented paradigm to design information objects for chemical representation.
- Developed a Document Object Model (DOM) for chemistry, grounded in Chemical Markup Language (CML).
Main Results:
- Successfully created a structured CML-based DOM for chemistry.
- Demonstrated the applicability of the CMLDOM in developing chemical tools.
Conclusions:
- The CMLDOM provides a standardized and efficient way to represent chemical information online.
- This structured approach facilitates the development of novel chemical software and web applications.
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