Small molecules
Small molecules of biological significance, typically archival, curation, processing and analysis of structural information.
Synonyms: Peptides and amino acids, Toxins and targets, Drugs and target structures, Peptides, Drug targets, Drug structures, Metabolite structures, Amino acids, Toxins, Targets, Chemical structures, Target structures
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This includes the structures of drugs, drug target, their interactions and binding affinities. Also the structures of reactants or products of metabolism, for example small molecules such as including vitamins, polyols, nucleotides and amino acids. Also the physicochemical, biochemical or structural properties of amino acids or peptides. Also structural and associated data for toxic chemical substances., Small molecules include organic molecules, metal-organic compounds, small polypeptides, small polysaccharides and oligonucleotides. Structural data is usually included., This concept excludes macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolite, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_molecule