PubChem Database

Developed by the National Centre for Biotechnology (NCBI) this database provides information on the biological activities of small molecules.

Search tabs for BioAssay, Compound and Substance data

Links to references in PubMed and the 3 core NCBI source databases;

Detailed record for substances included drug information, pharmacology and curated literature.

University Library

Start with search in UWA OneSearch for “PubChem” and jump out to the database from there. Enter you search term into the PubChem

search box:

Here we see 4 search results identified as Compound data

Opening up the summary information of the first quickly identifies the active drug as Perimiver

Clicking on “Drug Information” reveals and reinforces the active agent is “Peramivir”

This was the 3rd record in our 4

results.

Here are the sample links to Drug and Pharmacological Information

Focus in on the Depositor Literature Links and Curated Content in Pubmed

The curated content in particular can provide a good starting point to

further research on your active drug and its uses.

Explore other content areas for this compound

Some may be specifically useful to answering chemistry questions

about your drug.