Librarians for Biological Chemistry

Irene Laursen
Research & Instruction, x3082

Deborah Lenares
Collections, x3596

Course Guide

Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing your sources

Biological Chemistry Program
Chemistry Department
Environmental Studies

• PubMed - medicine - 1949-present
• Web of Science - sciences, medicine, arts & humanities
• Science Direct - 1995-present
• ACS Journals - chemistry & biochemistry
• Academic Search Premier - all topics

• Annual Review of Biochemistry Online
• Trends in Biochemical Sciences online 1995-present
• Methods in Enzymology Online
• Advances in Enzymology

• Common Abbreviations of Biochemistry Terms
• IUBMB Recommendations on Biochemical & Organic Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology
• PubChem - biological activities of small molecules

• ACS Directory of Graduate Research
• Biochemical Periodic Tables - About
• Chemical Biology news - RSC
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics NOTE: requires PC
• ChemEd DL - digital library - About
• Journal of Chemical Education Online - 1924-present - WC campus - (articles, book reviews)
• Scholarly societies for biochemistry

• ACS Style Guide - Science Ref QD8.5 .A25 2006
• Citing Using the ACS Style Guide 3rd ed, 2006

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
  
  
• AccessScience - topics in biochemistry & molecular biology
• Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry
• Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Science Ref QP512 .O94 2000
• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences - Science Ref q QH302.5 .E54 2002

• tip: in the library catalog, start with keyword > click on the title of a useful book > full record tab - follow the subject links to find more on that topic
• tip: check subject headings for fields related to biochemistry by following the linked 'Related Subjects.'
• PubMed Bookshelf - biochemistry, molecular biology, and glycobiology
• for items we don't own, search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

• PIR - Protein Information Resource
• ExPASy Proteomics -USA & Switzerland
• Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB)
• Enzymes - Brenda Enzyme Info and Worthington Manual
• Metabolic pathways - IUBMB, MetaCyc, and BioCarta
• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and Site Map
• Martindale's The Reference Desk: Chemical and Biochemical Databases

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