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Chemistry, Biochemistry & Pharmaceutical Chemistry  

A guide to researching topics in chemistry, biochemistry & pharmaceutical chemistry.
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e-Resources

  • SciFinder  
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    Web-based access to chemistry literature.
  • PubMed  
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    One of the largest biomedical databases, PubMed includes both clinical and basic research. Use the USciences link to PubMed so that you can access the library’s journal holdings
  • International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (via Ovid)  
      
      
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    "Worldwide, comprehensive bibliographic coverage of pharmaceutical science and health related literature."

Journals

  • ACS Journals  
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    Access journals published by the American Chemical Society.
  • Our Journal List  
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    Search for individual journals and articles in the library's collection of e-journals.

Other Resources

  • CHEMnetBASE  
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    Includes the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, the Dictionary of Organic Compounds and the Dictionary of Natural Products.
  • Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology  
      
      
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    "Presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances—including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed."
  • SIRCh - Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry  
      
      
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    "A guide to the many sources of reference materials available to those with questions related to chemistry, regardless of the format. Included are printed books, journals, and reference materials, as well as both free and commercial databases, software, and other computer-accessible resources."
  • ChemSpider  
      
      
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    "A free chemical structure database providing fast text and structure search access to over 26 million structures from hundreds of data sources."

How to Find Journals

Quick instructions for searching Our Journal List

1.    Access Our Journal List (also located in the Quick Links section which appears on the side of most pages).  This tool allows you to search the library’s full text and print journals holdings. 

2.    Enter all or part of the journal title in the Quick Search box and click Search;  Make sure you enter a journal title and not an article title.

3.     Titles matching your search will be displayed. Note the Online Coverage column which shows the date range of full text onlineholdings for each title.  

4.    Online Journals - To see a journal that is available online, click on its checkmark link  (fulltext and print checkmark) under Full Text Access. The link should take you directly to the online journal where you can locate your article.  If you are off-campus, you will need a valid username and password to view most online articles.  Some online journal articles are not available from off-campus due to vendor or technical barriers.

5.    Print Holdings - To see which volumes of a journal title the library holds, click on the checkmark link  (fulltext and print checkmark) under Print Holdings.  The link will take you to the title's entry in cataLyst, the library's catalog (Sometimes instead of a single entry, a results list will appear).  Scroll down through the entry to find the location of the journal and the library's holdings.  Most bound and unbound journals are on the library's second floor.

Or view a video tutorial on basic searching  [3:23min]

      

    Search Google Scholar

    Google Scholar is Google’s search tool for finding scholarly articles. On campus? Search using the field below. Off-campus visitors should use this Google Scholar link instead.

    In your search results, look for the Find Full Text at USciences link and click it for full text. (The link only appears next to full text items in our online collection.)



    Citing Your Sources

     

    Featured Books from Our Collection

    Click a title/author link to check availability in the library catalog (cataLyst)A status of Not Charged indicates the book is available.

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    Essentials of Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Donald Cairns (Editor); Pharmaceutical Press Staff
    Call Number: QV 55 C136 2012
    ISBN: 9780853699798
    Publication Date: 2012-01-12
    Essentials of Pharmaceutical Chemistry is a chemistry introduction that covers core material necessary to provide an understanding of the basic chemistry of drug molecules. Contains numerous worked examples and problems. The 4th edition includes new chapters on Chromatographic Methods of Analysis, and Medicinal Chemistry-The Science of Drug Design.

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    Bioactive Natural Products - Goutam Brahmachari
    Call Number: QV 752 B813
    ISBN: 9814335371
    Publication Date: 2011-10-17
    Bioactive natural products are a rich source of novel therapeutics. Thus, the search for bioactive molecules from nature continues to play an important role in fashioning new medicinal agents. This volume, which comprises sixteen chapters written by active researchers and leading experts in natural products chemistry, brings together an overview of current discoveries in this remarkable field. It also provides information on the industrial application of natural products for medicinal purposes. This book will serve as a valuable resource for researchers to predict promising leads for developing pharmaceuticals to treat various ailments and disease manifestations.

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    Green Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry
    Call Number: TP 155.2 G795
    ISBN: 9783527324187
    Publication Date: 2010
    Edited by three of the world's leading pharmaceutical scientists, this is the first book on this important and hot topic, containing much previously unpublished information. As such, it covers all aspects of green chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry, from simple molecules to complex proteins, and from drug discovery to the fate of pharmaceuticals in the environment. Furthermore, this ready reference contains several convincing case studies from industry, such as Taxol, Pregabalin and Crestor, illustrating how this multidisciplinary approach has yielded efficient and environmentally-friendly processes. Finally, a section on technology and tools highlights the advantages of green chemistry.

     

    Books

    • Library Catalog (cataLyst)  
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      Search the library catalog for books on your topic.
      Use the link, above, to enter the full catalog interface, or use the Search field at the top of this guide after choosing "Library Catalog (cataLyst)" from the drop-down to do a quick search.
    • E-ZBorrow  
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      If you don't find what you're looking for in the Library Catalog, you can use E-ZBorrow to borrow books from other libraries.
      Use the 14-digit "Lib" number on the front of your ID card to login to E-ZBorrow.

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