ChEMBL: Quick tour

The human genome sequence provided a complete molecular ‘parts list’ for researchers interested in improving human health. A key task now is to catalogue how the gene products interact with drugs and drug-like molecules. ChEMBL is a ‘chemogenomic’ database that brings together chemical, bioactivity and genomic data to aid the translation of genomic information into effective new drugs. The resource is therefore of interest to drug discovery researchers in large pharmaceutical companies, as well as small companies and academic institutions.