LibGuides: CHEM 666/809X: Biochemistry Special Topics: Internet Resources for Biochemistry & Disease

PyMOL

PyMOL
A molecular visualization system on an open source foundation, maintained and distributed by Schrödinger

Website Evaluator

SPAT - Website Evaluation Tool
SPAT is a research tested mnemonic tool for evaluating the reliability of a website's content.
The mnemonic stands for Site, Publisher, Audience, Timeliness. Also includes downloadable guide for evaluating sites as you search for information.

Internet Resources for Biochemistry and Disease

The following sites seek to provide up-to-date information on world health, research, treatments and dynamics of diseases:

World Health Organization
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations’ system.
Centers for Disease Control
CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
CDC - Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Reliable, authoritative, accurate, and objective, Public Health Information & Recommendations
a Serial Publication by the CDC
Microbes.Info
Respected microbiology information portal from Al Chan, PhD - Iowa State University
Proteopedia
The free, collaborative 3D-encyclopedia of proteins & other molecules
Wikipedia: Science Portal
WikiGenes
WikiGenes is a non-profit initiative to provide a global collaborative knowledge base for the life sciences, where authorship matters.
Global Science Gateway
This website is a single launch point for searching multiple national and international sites in a variety of languages.
BRENDA: The comprehensive enzyme information system
ViralZone
ViralZone is a SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics web-resource for all viral genus and families, providing general molecular and epidemiological information, along with virion and genome figures. Each virus or family page gives an easy access to UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot viral protein entries.
Virus Pathogen Database
This project is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH / DHHS) under Contract No. HHSN272201400028C and is a collaboration between Northrop Grumman Health IT, J. Craig Venter Institute, and Vecna Technologies.
SynOne: Synthesis in Context
SynOne is an innovative free discovery tool for browsing compound classes, examining molecules, functional groups, and accessing articles related to organic synthesis.
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produced by Thieme Chemistry Resources
E-Print Network
E-Print Network a gateway to over 35,300 websites and databases worldwide, containing over 5.5 million e-prints in basic and applied sciences, primarily in physics but also including subject areas such as chemistry, biology and life sciences, materials science, nuclear sciences and engineering, energy research, computer and information technologies, and other disciplines of interest to DOE.
Toxnet
From the National Institutes of Health, this database is a free government resource that gives details on a wide variety of toxic and hazardous chemicals.