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RESEARCH<br />

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<strong>Com</strong>biChem Enterprise<br />

Desktop to Enterprise <strong>Com</strong>binatorial Chemistry<br />

Benefits of <strong>Com</strong>binatorial Chemistry<br />

<strong>Com</strong>binatorial chemistry, in particular the technique of parallel synthesis, has become an essential element of<br />

the drug discovery process. This is true both at the point of finding new leads as well as optimizing a promising<br />

lead. By using parallel synthesis techniques, chemists are able to multiply their productivity by a factor of<br />

between 5 and 100. This increase in productivity creates data management challenges. <strong>Com</strong>biChem Enterprise<br />

has been developed to provide the software tools required by the combinatorial chemist to manage and<br />

document parallel synthesis experiments. The software models real-world workflow as much as possible.<br />

Starting Out<br />

To start, the user simply draws a generic reaction step in a ChemDraw ActiveX control directly embedded in<br />

the notebook environment. Multiple reactants and products are supported. Points of variability on the molecules<br />

are indicated by the traditional “R” designation. Furthermore, query features can be used to precisely define<br />

the intended molecules. After drawing the reaction, the software analyzes the generic<br />

reaction, determines the role of each molecule, and creates pages for managing the lists of real reagents to be<br />

used in the actual parallel synthesis experiment.<br />

Reaction Based<br />

Library Generation<br />

Library in<br />

Spreadsheet View

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