A chemical database is a database specifically designed to store chemical information.
Most chemical databases store information on stable molecules. Chemical structures are traditionally represented using lines indicating chemical bonds between atoms and drawn on paper (2D structural formulae).
While these are ideal visual representations for the chemist, they are unsuitable for computational use and especially for search and storage.
Large chemical databases are expected to handle the storage and searching of information on millions of molecules taking terabytes of physical memory.
Most chemical databases store information on stable molecules. Chemical structures are traditionally represented using lines indicating chemical bonds between atoms and drawn on paper (2D structural formulae).
While these are ideal visual representations for the chemist, they are unsuitable for computational use and especially for search and storage.
Large chemical databases are expected to handle the storage and searching of information on millions of molecules taking terabytes of physical memory.
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