chemical library

synonyms: compound collection, compound library
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12633
Collection of samples (e.g., chemical compounds, natural products, over-expression library of a microbe) available for biological screening. Set of compounds produced through combinatorial chemistry or other means that expands around a single core structure or scaffold.
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1725. (Glossary of terms used in medicinal chemistry. Part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1730 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'chemical library' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12633 RIS BibTex EndNote
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