Title: bioinformatics
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - bioinformatics
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09654
Status: current

Definition
Discipline encompassing the development and utilisation of computational tools to store, analyse, and interpret biological data.

Note
Among the most important bioinformatics tools are specialised databases with genetic and protein sequences accompanied by related data (biological function, cell localisation, etc.) and including search, alignment, and sorting algorithms or graphical modelling.

Source
- PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1127 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)

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Citation: Citation: 'bioinformatics' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09654
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