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DistilBio – New features and Data

Over the past few weeks we have been adding new features and data to enhance the user experience. Some of the new features are detailed below.

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Where does this piece of Data come from?

DistilBio integrates data sets from various sources like Entrez Gene, Uniprot, DrugBank, PharmGKB, CTD, CHEMBL, protein interaction databases like IntAct, MINT etc. Each connection is backed by a data source. Let us look at an example to see how data … Continue reading

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Understanding Drug Databases

While searching for information on Lumiracoxib in a few drug databases, I came across some confusing results. Lumiracoxib, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that acts specifically on COX2. This drug was withdrawn in 2007 in Australia and subsequently in Canada … Continue reading

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