FAQs
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Authors’ names in the CSD: how to add them correctly? How to search for them?
… To provide easy access to each structure in the CSD for the benefit of our community, we need to make sure that the bibliographic information is correct …
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How can I tell where the CSD Editor is saving edits to my database?
… Any additional structures or updates of existing database entries are only added to your existing file once the CSD Editor session has been saved, when …
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How do I obtain data already deposited with the CCDC?
… After the associated paper is published, data may be downloaded from the CCDC using our free Access Structures service. To use this service you can search …
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How do I reference the CSD web interface?
… or substructure searching. If you are making use of CSD data in a publication, please cite the CSD reference paper: The Cambridge Structural Database C. R. Groom …
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How do I use GOLD to predict binding affinity?
… score and binding affinity tend to correlate with molecular weight to some extent. It is possible to develop Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR …
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How should I reference Relibase+?
… . Günther, G. Klebe, J. Mol. Biol., 326, 607-620, 2003 [DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01408-0] Utilising Structural Knowledge in Drug Design Strategies …
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What is an ORCID iD?
… will be able to use this iD to uniquely find your data and you will be able to automatically associate your structures with your ORCID record. An ORCID iD …
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Why do I see an ‘Operation Failed’ message when trying to open my database in CSD Editor?
… When making changes to database entries in CSD Editor the structures are saved as a separate CSD Editor session file. If you attempt to re-open a database …
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Why has my substructure search given fewer hits than I expected?
… the structural details specified by the original author. Therefore, bonding conventions for a particular substructure may not be consistent throughout the database …
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ConQuest behaves oddly when manipulating structures in 3D
… ConQuest behaves oddly when manipulating structures in 3D …
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