The Kresge Library is pleased to announce the campus-wide availability of the Symyx databases (formerly MDL) on DiscoveryGate. These databases were previously available only for the PC using the ISIS/Base client software. The web-based platform of DiscoveryGate now allows access for both Mac and PC users.
The Symyx suite of databases includes:
• Available Chemicals Directory (ACD)
• Screening Compounds Directory (MDL-SCD)
• ChemInform Reaction Library
• Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry (CMC)
• Drug Data Report (MDDR)
• Metabolite database
• Toxicity database
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Organic Syntheses (ORGSYN)
• Derwent Journal of Synthetic Methods
• Solid Phase Organic Reactions (SPORE)
Prior to using DiscoveryGate, you must configure the browser settings on your Mac or PC. Details are provided on the "Getting Started with DiscoveryGate" guides on the Kresge Library website. All users will also need to disable pop-up blockers for discoverygate.com and/or add discoverygate.com as a trusted site. The database subscription is authenticated by IP address so you must connect via the Scripps Research network on campus or using VPN.
First-time PC users need to download an installer to access the databases. From the DiscoveryGate website, select "Download Software" to download and install the file.
Please let Kresge Library staff know in the coming months if the Symyx databases are important for your research, as the subscription is expensive and up for renewal in July 2009. If you have further questions about the Symyx databases on DiscoveryGate or would like to see a demonstration of how these chemistry databases compare to SciFinder Scholar or Beilstein, please contact Aileen Chang, x4-8705 or helplib@scripps.edu.
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