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Searching DSSTox SDF Files in PubChem
| Note: All current DSSTox substances and Data Files have been deposited in PubChem, including one file ( CPDBAS) deposited as multiple PubChem Assays. The contents of this page will be updated soon with instructions for searching PubChem and extracting PubChem bioassay data for DSSTox compound lists. Also, see the DSSTox Structure Browser Information Page (features new to v2.0) for information on the new PubChem External link. |
PubChem 
is a very large and growing (over 10 million unique chemical data entries) public, on-line chemical database resource that invites chemical structure-annotated data submissions, preferrably of bioassay summary data. PubChem was developed under the NLM National Center for Biotechnology Information (NLM/NCBI) to serve as the primary repository and public delivery mechanism for chemically-indexed High Throughput Screening (HTS) bioassay data to be generated under the NIH Molecular Libraries & Imaging Roadmap (MLR) Initiative .
Users are referred to the NCBI PubChem website for details on the database content, instructions for data submission, and mulitple search options (see also More Information on PubChem for links to PubChem Help and Instruction pages). For more information on DSSTox collaborations pertaining to PubChem, see Coordinating Public Efforts.
More specific information pertaining to locating and searching DSSTox data records contained in PubChem is provided on this page for the topic areas listed below.
Current postings of DSSTox data files in PubChem
Current postings of DSSTox data files in PubChem
Shortly after publication of new or updated DSSTox Structure Data Files on this website, SDF files and associated documentation will be deposited into PubChem
DSSTox SDF files for 5 published databases were originally uploaded into PubChem in Nov 2005. See PubChem modifications for a list of changes to these files required for posting. For various PubChem search options, see other topic areas on this page. These earlier versions of current published files were provided to the PubChem project after major quality review and revision of DSSTox Standard Chemical Fields. PubChem staff provided invaluable assistance with the inital deposit of DSSTox SDF files. The most current published DSSTox Structure Data Files (to be deposited in PubChem) have undergone additional, continuing QA review and a large number of minor corrections/modifications are included.
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PubChem collaboration with DSSTox
In our initial collaboration, five published DSSTox SDF files were provided to PubChem staff (special thanks to Jane Tseng), who processed, transformed and posted these files on PubChem in structure-searchable form (see PubChem Announcements, Nov 22, 2005
DSSTox Standard Chemical Fields were revised and expanded to include the DSSTox_Generic_SID field (i.e., unique chemical substance IDs) and DSSTox_CID field (i.e., unique chemical structure IDs) in August 2005, in part to create compatibility with the PubChem data management model and to ensure consistent representation of chemical substances and structures across DSSTox files. Extensive quality review of DSSTox files accompanied these changes to provide more consistent structure and test substance representation across present and future published DSSTox files. See also Chemical Information Quality Review Procedures. See also Coordinating Public Efforts.
PubChem Contacts:
Stephen Bryant, email: bryant@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Jane Tseng, email: jatseng@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Yanli Wang, email: ywang@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PubChem modifications of DSSTox file content
Some abbreviation and modification of DSSTox file content is required to conform to PubChem chemical management and summary bioassay display options. These changes include:
Assignment of PubChem Substance IDs (SID) having a 1:1 correspondence to DSSTox_Generic_SID but not identical to the latter. DSSTox_Generic_SID are used for DSSTox database construction and internal data management, whereas PubChem SIDs are assigned after the DSSTox database is deposited into PubChem.
Note: PubChem provides structure-searching access to DSSTox data files in the larger context of the entire PubChem bioassay data repository. However, due to slightly modified content and limited documentation provided in PubChem versions of DSSTox data files, we recommend that users wishing to download the most current DSSTox SDF files, in their entirety, do so from this website.
Access DSSTox chemical substance records in PubChem
A full list of DSSTox records can be obtained from the main PubChem
PubChem Text Search option: "PubChem Substance"
Text entry: "EPA DSSTox"[sourcename]
Search Returns:
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Listing the current 4258 DSSTox substance records in PubChem as of November 2006.
A summary page of DSSTox data files distinguished by "Bioassay" can be obtained from the main PubChem
PubChem Text Search option: "PubChem Bioassay "
Text entry: "EPA DSSTox"[sourcename] or "dsstox"
Search Returns:
Clicking on BioAssay ID (AID): 356
yields description of DSSTox database and bioassay activity measures abstracted from DSSTox SDF Download Page (e.g., EPAFHM):
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Locating DSSTox records by PubChem structure-search
On the main PubChem
Structure Search:
Sample Chemical Search Result:
Select "Bioactivity: 2 Links" to give Bioassay Summary result:
If the compound matches a bioassay result in a DSSTox database within PubChem, the result will be listed in this table, indexed by the DSSTox database name, in this case, CPDBAS.
Select "Assay ID (AID)" 352 to display Bioassay Summary Page (see, e.g., Bioassay Search).
Select "View" Data to display bioassay data for Structure:
Select "Links" view to access chemical-specific data page for Acetaldehyde methylformylhydrazone
Select "Name:" Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDBAS) to link to DSSTox SDF Download Page for CPDBAS.
More Information on PubChem
- PubChemSR (Search and Retrieve) Tool (Developed by Junguk Hur: Download zip file from the Tools section; for Windows only).