JME Molecule Editor
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The JME Molecular Editor
Molecule editor
A molecule editor is a computer program for creating and modifying representations of chemical structures.Molecule editors can manipulate chemical structure representations in either two- or three-dimensions. Two-Dimensional editors generate output used as illustrations or for querying chemical...

is a Java
Java (Sun)
Java refers to several computer software products and specifications from Sun Microsystems, a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, that together provide a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform environment...

 applet
Applet
In computing, an applet is any small application that performs one specific task that runs within the scope of a larger program, often as a plug-in. An applet typically also refers to Java applets, i.e., programs written in the Java programming language that are included in a web page...

 with which one can make and edit drawings, both of molecules and of reactions (including generation of substructure queries), and can display molecules within an HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....

 page. The editor can generate Daylight SMILES or MDL Molfile
Chemical table file
- File formats :Chemical table files come in various formats. In addition to the formats discussed below, other formats include RGfiles, Rxnfiles, RDfiles, XDfiles and Clipboard.- Molfile :...

s of the created structures.

The JME Editor was written by Peter Ertl while at Comenius University and later at Ciba-Geigy, Basel
Novartis
Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland, ranking number three in sales among the world-wide industry...

.

It is available free for non-commercial use and has become a standard for molecular-structure input on the web.

See also

  • Molecule editor
    Molecule editor
    A molecule editor is a computer program for creating and modifying representations of chemical structures.Molecule editors can manipulate chemical structure representations in either two- or three-dimensions. Two-Dimensional editors generate output used as illustrations or for querying chemical...

  • Cheminformatics
    Cheminformatics
    Cheminformatics is the use of computer and informational techniques, applied to a range of problems in the field of chemistry. These in silico techniques are used in pharmaceutical companies in the process of drug discovery...

  • Software for molecular modeling
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