Quick Search Bar
The Quick Search Bar may be used to enter free-form text to query ZINC. The goal is to offer fast google-like simplicity. The input is interpreted as follows. Wildcards are supported
Number(s)
1) If it is a number, interpret as a ZINC ID. To force this behavior, prefix with zinc:
e.g. zinc:32768 and 32768 and 32768+55535+7 and 3933993* ; are all supported
Number-Number-Number
2) If it is of the form number-number-number, interpret as a CAS number. For force this behavior, prefix with cas:
e.g. cas:5-6-10 and 6-54-2 and 3-5-6+3-4-2 ; are all supported
SMILES and SMARTS
3) If it is a valid SMILES, interpret as "90% similar to". To force this behavior, prefix with smiles: 3a) Optionally after SMILES (SMARTS) add identical, exact, substructure, 80% or 0.8 (or any value) for corresponding searches.
e.g. smiles:O=C1CCN1 substructure and smiles:O=C1CCN1 77% and C1CCNCC1 exact ; are all supported
Name
4) Attempt to interpret as name of molecule. To force this behavior, prefix with name: or drug:
e.g. drug:cetirizine and drug:*pram and ibuprofen ; are all supported
Target
5) Attempt to interpret as target name. Uniprot and SwissProt codes as well as target names are supported. To force this behavior, prefix with target:
e.g. target:5ht1a* and hdac* and DRD2_HUMAN and Q2LFS1 ; are all supported
Catalog
6) Attempt to interpret as catalog name. To force this behavior, prefix with catalog:
e.g. ChemBridge and catalog:Enamine ; are all supported
6a) Attempt to interpret as a catalog code, optionally prefixed with catalog name. Thus
e.g. ChemBridge T12345 and Enamine 194394* and vendor 12345 ; are all supported. In the last case, any compound called 12345 by any vendor.