Chemistry & Biochemistry: Websites

Basic overview of analytical techniques and information. Beginner and intermediate level guides provided by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

The website provides a brief tutorial on techniques for materials characterization. Overview of different analytical methods provided by Materials Evaluation and Engineering Inc.

Information on amino acids with emphasis also on biochemistry. Guides provided by Rockefeller University.

Website that provides a virtual library for Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. Very broad and diverse range of information with examples and other supporting information.

An Informational Resource for Cell and Molecular Biologists with research and educational material.

International scientific research project with goals to determine the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up the human DNA and to identify and map the approximately 20,000–25,000 genes of the human genome .

A repository of three-dimensional structural information about nucleic acids. Simple and advance search functions, with free downloadable tools and software.

Peptide database provided by Harvard University with simple and advance searching engines. Only peptides that are 20 amino acids or shorter are stored. Only peptides with available sequences are stored.

Website designed for information and research in the field of protein chemistry. References on tutorials , new chemical research and methods.

The PDB archive contains information about experimentally-determined structures of proteins, nucleic acids, and complex assemblies. Users can also perform simple and advanced searches based on annotations relating to sequence, structure and functions.

A database for inorganic compounds with information on oxidation number, coordination numbers and valence electrons. Database provided by University of Sheffield.

A database for crystal structures for common ions, molecules, and complexes including metalloproteins and their metal sites. Provided by Washington State University.

Online search engine from RSC. Search by Systematic Name, Synonym, Trade Name, Registry Number, SMILES or InChI. Millions of chemicals, richest single source of structure-based chemistry information.

Search engine for UV and MS spectra, 2483 compounds compiled by Virginia Tech.

Online molecular drawing tool and search engine.

Guides and resources for research based on synthesis, from EcoSynth. Patents, strategy , planning and reaction optimizations.

An online publication on reaction synthesis and mechanisms. Searchable database.

Online search engine focused mainly on polymers.

Online search engine from NCBI with bio-chemistry emphasis.

Online search engine for products Sigma Aldrich, largest distributor of chemicals. Information available on

Practical and reliable organic, organometallic and inorganic chemical synthesis, reactions and procedures database. New reactions can be added.

Guides and resources for research based on synthesis, from EcoSynth. Patents, strategy, planning and reaction optimizations.

Organic chemistry database for compounds, reactions, mechanisms and other useful information from UC Irvine. Very useful tools for molecular synthesis and visualization.

The Organic Chemistry Portal offers an overview of recent topics, interesting reactions, and information on the most important chemicals. Offers recent news and newly developed reactions.

An online publication on reaction synthesis and mechanisms. Searchable database.

Practical and reliable organic, organometallic and inorganic chemical synthesis, reactions and procedures database. New reactions can be acted

Database provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Thousands of IR, MS and NMR spectra, with numerous other chemical information and properties.

IR, Raman, MS, and NMR spectrums for thousands of compounds. Very easy and diverse search methods. Constantly updated and expanding database.

Database provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Thermodynamic information of thousands of compounds.

Broad overview of chemistry kinetics and other physical chemistry topics. Material provided by Purdue University.

Overview of the major principles of thermodynamics, with useful links. Information provided by Wikipedia.

Useful links and information on physical and thermo-chemistry. Guides provided by about.com.