PubChem Training Course

PubChem Training Course


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PubChem is a free and open tool from the National Library of Medicine® that has become a key chemical information resource for scientists, students, and the general public.

Complete this self-paced tutorial to:

  • Find chemical information using chemical names, identifiers, structures, molecular formulas, gene symbols, proteins, pathways, taxons, cell lines, and patent numbers.
  • Identify the academic, governmental, or industrial sources that contribute data to PubChem.
  • Connect to other resources (like PubMed) from within PubChem to explore chemical information further.
  • Download chemistry data from PubChem.

This course includes:

  • Videos

  • Exercises

  • Additional Resources