Abstract: Chemical structure data containing generic representation of component atoms in a storage device is searched by finding a match between a query structure and a stored candidate structure by mathematically comparing attribute data of chemical units of a query structure and attribute data of chemical unit of a stored candidate structure, where attribute data represent chemical characteristics of chemical units of those structures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 25, 1986
Date of Patent:
March 7, 1989
Assignee:
Japan Association For International Chemical Information