Open Access Pharmacology Database Supports Scientific Discovery | Katina Magazine

"The International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) Guide to PHARMACOLOGY is a searchable open access database for chemists and pharmacologists that focuses on pharmacological targets (the biochemical entity to which a drug first binds in the body to elicit its effect) and their ligands (substances that bind to receptors, which are a type of pharmacological target). Family-level overviews and more in-depth individual descriptions, curated by experts, provide pharmacological, biological, structural, and genetic properties of selected targets, with entries supplemented by links to PubMed and various relevant databases (e.g., DrugBank, Entrez Gene, PubChem, etc.). While the main audience for the database is practicing chemists and pharmacologists and students in those fields, it is open to anyone interested in this research. This in-depth, high-quality resource is a great addition to pharmacy and chemistry library database lists and guides."