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Substance and Sequence Searching on STN

  • Updated April 02, 2025 14:56
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Structure Searching

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Sequence Searching

  • CAS REGISTRY: Exact and Pattern Searching of Protein Sequences (PDF)

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Searching for Property Data

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Searching for Polymers

  • Polymer Information on STN (PDF)

  • Searching for Polymer Information on STN (PDF)

  • Polymer Class Terms in REGISTRY (PDF)

  • Polymer Searching Tips and Examples

  • Selection of Polymer Index Names for CASM (PDF)

  • Tagged Experimental Properties in REGISTRY

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