KEGG MEDICUS
About This Database
Database Description
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Database name
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KEGG MEDICUS
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Alternative name
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DOI
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10.18908/lsdba.nbdc01185-000.V006 |
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Version
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Creator
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Creator Name
Minoru Kanehisa*  
Creator Affiliation
Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
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Contact address
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Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan TEL: +81-774-38-4521 http://www.genome.jp/feedback/ |
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Database classification
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Human Genes and Diseases
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Organism
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Database description
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KEGG MEDICUS is an integrated information resource of diseases, drugs, and health-related substances, aiming to bring the genomic revolution to society. |
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Features and manner of utilization of database
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Drug labels (package inserts) of all marketed drugs in Japan and the USA are integrated with the KEGG DRUG and KEGG DISEASE databases in KEGG MEDICUS. The resource can assist researchers to translate research results into practical applications and can also help medical professionals and people in society to better understand the scientific basis of diseases and drugs. (This archive version does not contain package inserts.) |
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License
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CC BY-SA Detail |
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Background and funding
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Name
Genome-based integrated resource for diseases, drugs, and environmental substances
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Integrated database linking genomes to phenotypes, diseases and drugs
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Network database integrating genomes, diseases and drugs
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Reference(s)
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Article title
KEGG for representation and analysis of molecular networks involving diseases and drugs.
Author name(s)
Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M., Hirakawa, M.
Journal
Nucleic Acids Res./ 2010/ 38, D355-D360
External Links
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Database maintenance site
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Kanehisa Laboratory, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University |
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URL of the original website
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http://www.kegg.jp/kegg/medicus.html http://www.kegg.jp/kegg/medicus/ |
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Operation start date
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2010/10/01 |
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Last update date
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2023/10/23 |
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URL of the portal site
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http://www.kanehisa.jp/ja/ |
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Whole data download
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ftp://ftp.genome.jp/pub/kegg/medicus/ |
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Referenced database
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Entry list
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Not available |
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Query search
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Not available |
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Web services
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Not available |
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URL of Web services
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http://www.kegg.jp/kegg/rest/ |
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Need for user registration
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Not available |