MDL Mentor Databases

Kresge Library staff are pleased to announce the campus-wide availability of the MDL Mentor Databases. The Elsevier suite of MDL Mentor databases includes:

* Available Chemicals Directory (ACD)
* ChemInform Reaction Library
* Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry (CMC)
* MDL Drug Data Report (MDDR)
* MDL Metabolite database
* MDL Toxicity database
* National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* Organic Syntheses (ORGSYN)
* Reference Library of Synthetic Methodology (Reflib)
* Screening Compounds Directory (MDL-SCD)
* Solid Phase Organic Reactions (SPORE)

To access the database, download the ISIS/Base client software . Or from the Scripps Research web site main page, select "Library," then "MDL Mentor" under "Software Downloads." The client is available for PC only.

Library staff are available to assist with the installation of the client software if needed. Please contact x4-8705 or helplib@scripps.edu to make an appointment. In addition, the staff would appreciate feedback regarding these databases. Due to its high subscription cost, the databases may not be renewed if their usage is not commensurate with the cost, so they would like to know if the Mentor databases are important or useful for your research.

If you have further questions about the MDL Mentor Databases, contact Aileen Chang at x4-8705 or helplib@scripps.edu.