Database List

The following 17 databases are best for: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

See our Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Research Guide for more information on researching this subject.

Core Biochemistry Databases

SciFinder Scholar

Web of Knowledge

ScienceDirect


All Biochemistry Databases

ACS Publications (American Chemical Society)    
Provides access to journals published by ACS.
  • Coverage Range: Varied: 1896 to present
  • Full-Text
  • Vendor: American Chemical Society
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
AGRICOLA    
Covers the worldwide literature of agriculture, including journal articles, monographs, government documents, technical reports and proceedings. Important for life-sciences and research related to plants and animals of economic importance.
  • Coverage Range: 1970 to present
  • Some Full-Text
  • Vendor: EBSCO
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
Annual Reviews    
Contains review articles that summarize the progress in some particular area or topic. Includes coverage of the biomedical sciences, life sciences, physical sciences and social sciences. You can search across the entire database or limit your search by subject area.
  • Coverage Range: 1932-Present (varies by series)
  • Some Full-Text
  • Vendor: Annual Reviews Inc.
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
Applied Science & Technology Full Text    
Provides information on trends in the scientific and technological fields. Topics include engineering, acoustics, chemistry, computers, metallurgy, physics, plastics, telecommunications, transportation, and waste management. Citations from 1983 to present. Selected full-text from 1997 and later only.
  • Coverage Range: 1983-present
  • Some Full-Text
  • Vendor: EBSCO (WilsonWeb)
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
Biological & Agricultural Index    
Articles and other scholarly material published in agriculture, biology, forestry, and ecology. Includes a wide range of popular and professional articles.
  • Coverage Range: 1983-present
  • Some Full-Text
  • Vendor: EBSCO (WilsonWeb)
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
Biological Abstracts    
Covers life sciences journal literature. The drop down menus provide some unusual options for limiting a search, including limiting by taxonomic classification and by concept codes. Click the magnifying class beside the menu to get more information on your chosen field.
  • Coverage Range: 1990-present
  • Citations Only
  • Vendor: THOMSON REUTERS

 
Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery    
Detailed summaries on topics relating to medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. Search or browse five upper level headings: Autocoids, Diagnostics, and Drugs from New Biology; Cardiovascular Agents and Endocrines; Chemotherapeutic Agents; Drug Discovery/Development; and Nervous System Agents.
  • Coverage Range: 
  • Full-Text
  • Vendor: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Wiley-Blackwell)
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography    
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.
  • Coverage Range: All time periods
  • Full-Text
  • Vendor: GALE Cengage Learning

 
Data Citation Index (coming soon!)    
Database of research data from repositories around the world, with links to works that cite the data. Data is mostly from the life sciences, but includes a significant number of social science and physical science data sets, and a smaller number of sets from the humanities.
  • Coverage Range: 1900 to present
  • Citations Only
  • Vendor: ThOMSON REUTERS

 
General Science Full Text    
Covers everything from supernovas to marine pollution. A good starting point for researchers seeking information on a variety of scientific topics.
  • Coverage Range: 1984-present
  • Some Full-Text
  • Vendor: EBSCO (WilsonWeb)
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)    
Peer reviewed journal that publishes biological, medical, chemical and physical research in video format.
  • Coverage Range: 2006 to present
  • Full-Text
  • Vendor: JoVE

 
PubMed (with Dickinson links)    
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. This special version includes Dickinson library's "Get It" links to additional full-text.
  • Coverage Range: 1950's to present
  • Some Full-Text
  • Vendor: U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)    
A multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences.
  • Coverage Range: 1900 to present
  • Citations Only
  • Vendor: THOMSON REUTERS
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
ScienceDirect    
A collection of articles focusing on science, technology and medicine.
  • Coverage Range: Varied some 1850 to present
  • Some Full-Text
  • Vendor: Elsevier
  • Jumpstart Searchable

 
SciFinder Scholar    
NOTE: Available to current Dickinson affiliates only. FIRST TIME USERS must register to search this database. Contact the Sciences Liaison Librarian for information on how to register. SciFinder publishes the latest scientific breakthroughs. It is the world's largest collection of organic and inorganic substance information with references from more than 10,000 currently published journals and patents from more than 61 patent authorities. Includes important scientific discoveries from the mid-1800s to the present. Allows searching on more than 56 million organic and inorganic substances by chemical structures, biological sequences, substructures or reactions.
  • Coverage Range: Mid-1800s to present
  • Citations Only
  • Vendor: American Chemical Society
  • Jumpstart Searchable
  • 2 Simultaneous Users

 
Web of Knowledge    
Simultaneously search Web of Science (Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index), Biological Abstracts and MEDLINE.
  • Coverage Range: varies; mostly 1965 to present
  • Citations Only
  • Vendor: THOMSON REUTERS

 
Web of Science    
Searches both social science and science materials, and allows the user to see what other articles have cited a chosen paper. Provides access to Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index Expanded, and Century of Science backfiles.
  • Coverage Range: 1900-present
  • Citations Only
  • Vendor: THOMSON REUTERS
  • Jumpstart Searchable