Text search supports boolean logic
(AND, OR, NOT operations). To match a string exactly,
place quotes around your search term (for example "acetic acid" will only match the acetic followed by acid, it will not match acetic
or acid alone). In addition, text search supports parenthetical groupings, and prepended +plus and -minus operators.
DrugBank text query also supports a high-level search interface allowing you to narrow your search to specific drug fields.
To use this interface, simply enter the field name followed by a semi-colon and your query term. For
example, to search for drugs where the brand name mixtures contains "dextromethorphan" you would search for
mixtures:dextromethorphan. You can also combine different fields in a
given search, for example, to find all drugs where the brand mixtures contain both "dextromethorphan" and "doxylamine" you would search
for
mixtures:dextromethorphan AND mixtures:doxylamine.
Currently, only the following drug fields are searchable using this method:
| Field | Title/Description |
|---|---|
| absorption | Absorption |
| affected_organisms | Organisms Affected |
| biotransformation | Biotransformation |
| brands | Brands |
| cas_number | CAS Number |
| category | Category |
| chemical_formula | Chemical Formula |
| classification | Drug Classification |
| description | Description |
| dosage | Dosage Form |
| dpd_id | DPD ID (DIN) |
| drugbank_id | DrugBank ID |
| genbank_id | Genbank ID |
| half_life | Half Life |
| het_id | HET ID |
| inchi_key | InChI Key |
| indication | Indication |
| interaction_drug | Drug-Drug Interaction |
| interaction_food | Drug-Food Interaction |
| iupac | Chemical IUPAC Name |
| kegg_compound_id | KEGG Compound ID |
| kegg_drug_id | KEGG Drug ID |
| mechanism_of_action | Mechanism of Action |
| mixtures | Brand Name Mixtures |
| name | Generic Name |
| pathways | Pathways |
| pharmacology | Pharmacology |
| pharmgkb_id | PharmGKB ID |
| protein_binding | Protein Binding |
| pubchem_compound_id | PubChem Compound ID |
| pubchem_substance_id | PubChem Substance ID |
| secondary_id | Secondary Accession Number |
| swissprot_id | Swiss Prot ID |
| swissprot_name | Swiss Prot Name |
| synonyms | Synonyms |
| toxicity | Toxicity |
| weight_average | Molecular Weight (average) |
| weight_mono | Molecular Weight (monoisotopic) |
This project is supported by Genome Alberta & Genome Canada, a not-for-profit organization that is leading Canada's national genomics strategy with $600 million in funding from the federal government. This project is also supported in part by GenomeQuest, Inc., an enterprise genomic information company serving the life science community.