Re: [Blue-obelisk] a csd alternative

2007-05-18 Thread proclus

I would like to create an online archive of images of all the small
molecules that are available from WorldWideMolecularMatrix and other
sources that provide molecular coordinates.

http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/724

Some notes and links about the molecules could also be provided.  Not
only would such an archive be immensely useful for many researchers
(including myself), but it could also provide the raw material for
Wikipedia stubs and other projects.  I have a dual core Opteron at
gnu-darwin.org that is currently mostly idle at this time, and I would
really like to do this.  I am familiar with the necessary molecular
coordinate formatting, rendering, image processing, and other software
that is required to do the project. Any suggestions on how to get the
required level of access to the molecular databases in order to get this
done would be much appreciated.  BTW, obviously we are talking free and
open public access here.

How does http://molecules.gnu-darwin.org/ sound?

Please send me links to other small molecule coordinate archives, so
that I can get started right away.  There are a few listed below too.

BTW, if someone has already done this, why is it not in Google, and
please point me to it.  Thanks!

Regards,
Michael L. Love Ph.D
Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry  
School of Medicine  
Johns Hopkins University
725 N. Wolfe Street 
Room 608B WBSB  
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On 19 Dec, peter murray-rust wrote:
 At 17:16 18/12/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 
I assume this mail came from Blue Obelisk - the header iws confused.
 
 
 
I would like to recommend the following alternatives to the csd suite
for chemical database searches.
 
 What is meant by csd?  If this is the Cambridge Database then this 
 primarily only relevant if the alternative sources contains 
 crystallographic data.
 
 
  These are open databases of chemical
substances, which you might find bound in your crystals as substrates or
ligands.  The databases can be downloaded in whole, or they are tied in
to PubChem, thus conforming to the principle of public accessibility.
Here are the links

http://chembank.broad.harvard.edu/
 
 What are the license conditions on this. It is not available without 
 registering. And can the whole database be downloaded without further 
 permission?
 
http://biocyc.org/open-compounds.shtml

I learned about these tools on the Blue-obelisk list, which is
dedicated to FOSS tools in chemistry.  Some of these folks are
working on the Wikipedia chemical specification formats or they have
agreed to do their scientific work in an open data-sharing environment.
Nice work to them!

Regards,
Michael L. Love Ph.D
Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
725 N. Wolfe Street
Room 608B WBSB
Baltimore MD 21205-2185

Interoffice Mail: 608B WBSB, SoM

office: 410-614-2267
lab:410-614-3179
fax:410-502-6910
cell:   443-824-3451
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/




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Re: [Blue-obelisk] A BODR project on SF?

2007-02-07 Thread proclus
On  7 Feb, Jerome Pansanel wrote:
  I have been thinking of simply setting up a SF project for just the BODR 
  project. Now that it is entering the first Linux distribution (Debian), and 

It is advantageous for a project to maintain its own site, which can be
listed as the main page at the SF.  SF is a publicly accessible
archive, which is large, stable, and frequently used.  It probably is a
good place to put your code, if you want it to endure in the public
view, although it is also important not to over-rely on it, because it
is a private corporation with the associated risks.  If a project has
the resources, it should maintain its own separate access points in
addition to those provided by SF, and use old-fashioned conventional
mirror agreements too.

Overall, I think that SF listing is a plus for BODR.

Regards,
Michael L. Love Ph.D
Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
725 N. Wolfe Street
Room 608B WBSB
Baltimore MD 21205-2185

Interoffice Mail: 608B WBSB, SoM

office: 410-614-2267
lab:410-614-3179
fax:410-502-6910
cell:   443-824-3451
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/



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[Blue-obelisk] a csd alternative

2006-12-18 Thread proclus

I would like to recommend the following alternatives to the csd suite
for chemical database searches.  These are open databases of chemical
substances, which you might find bound in your crystals as substrates or
ligands.  The databases can be downloaded in whole, or they are tied in
to PubChem, thus conforming to the principle of public accessibility. 
Here are the links

http://chembank.broad.harvard.edu/
http://biocyc.org/open-compounds.shtml

I learned about these tools on the Blue-obelisk list, which is
dedicated to FOSS tools in chemistry.  Some of these folks are
working on the Wikipedia chemical specification formats or they have
agreed to do their scientific work in an open data-sharing environment. 
Nice work to them!

Regards,
Michael L. Love Ph.D
Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
725 N. Wolfe Street
Room 608B WBSB
Baltimore MD 21205-2185

Interoffice Mail: 608B WBSB, SoM

office: 410-614-2267
lab:410-614-3179
fax:410-502-6910
cell:   443-824-3451
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/




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