PubChem 2019 update: improved access to chemical data

Area of Science:

• Biomedical research
• Chemical informatics
• Scientific databases

Background:

• PubChem serves as a critical chemical information resource for biomedical research.
• Recent years have seen significant advancements and updates to the platform.

Purpose of the Study:

• To detail recent improvements and new features of the PubChem database.
• To highlight the expanded data content and enhanced accessibility.

Main Methods:

• Introduction of new data types, including spectral information and links to scientific articles.
• Development of novel web interfaces: PubChem Target View, Sources, Bioactivity dyad, and Patent View pages.
• Implementation of an updated PubChem Widgets and a new programmatic access interface, PUG-View.

Main Results:

• Expanded data content encompassing spectral information, scientific literature references, and agricultural chemical data.
• Launch of user-friendly web interfaces for enhanced data exploration and visualization.
• Introduction of PUG-View for streamlined programmatic access to PubChem data.

Conclusions:

• The recent developments have substantially improved PubChem's utility as a chemical information resource.
• Enhanced data and accessibility features cater to the evolving needs of the biomedical research community.
• New programmatic access via PUG-View facilitates integration and data retrieval for researchers.