EDCs DataBank: 3D-Structure database of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a group of compounds that affect the endocrine system, frequently found in everyday products and epidemiologically associated with several diseases. The purpose of this work was to develop EDCs DataBank, the only database of EDCs with three-dimensional structures. This database was built on MySQL using the EU list of potential endocrine disruptors and TEDX list. It contains the three-dimensional structures available on PubChem, as well as a wide variety of information from different databases and text mining tools, useful for almost any kind of research regarding EDCs. The web platform was developed employing HTML, CSS and PHP languages, with dynamic contents in a graphic environment, facilitating information analysis. Currently EDCs DataBank has 615 molecules, including pesticides, natural and industrial products, cosmetics, drugs and food additives, among other low molecular weight xenobiotics. Therefore, this database can be used to study the toxicological effects of these molecules, or to develop pharmaceuticals targeting hormone receptors, through docking studies, high-throughput virtual screening and ligand-protein interaction analysis

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Main Authors: Montes Grajales, Diana Lucía, Olivero Vebel, Jesús
Format: Artículo científico biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:Sistema endocrino, Biomasa, Xenobiotic, Endocrine disruptor, Database, Virtual screening, Computational toxicology, Aceites esenciales, Biología molecular, Aceites vegetales, Tecnología química, Química agrícola,
Online Access:http://repositorio.colciencias.gov.co/handle/11146/34170
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