Milestones in Chemoinformatics: Global View of the Field

Overview

Journal J Cheminform

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2024 Nov 6

PMID 39501323

Authors

Jurgen Bajorath

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Abstract

Over the past ~ 25 years, chemoinformatics has evolved as a scientific discipline, with a strong foundation in pharmaceutical research and scientific roots that can be traced back to the late 1950s. It covers a wide methodological spectrum and is perhaps best positioned in the greater context of chemical information science. Herein, the chemoinformatics discipline is delineated, characteristic (and partly problematic) features are discussed, and a global view of the field is provided, emphasizing key developments.

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