Search for keyword(s)

The Search for keyword(s) field isused to search for a term against the full text sections of a patent. Used in combination with the In doc sections checkboxes, the keyword search may be restricted to a specific full text section. 

Note: See Document Section Filter for an explanation of the keyword searchable document sections.

Terms

There are two types of terms: words and phrases. A “word” is a continuous string of characters without any spacing, such as "gleevec" or "kinase."

A phrase is a group of words treated as an individual unit. To locate the phrase exactly as it is written, the phrase must be surrounded by double quotes.

Example:

"kinase inhibitor"

Boolean operators

Boolean operators are used within the keyword search to combine separate terms into a single complex query. SureChEMBL uses three Boolean operators: AND, OR, and NOT.

Note: The Boolean operators must ALWAYS be written in uppercase.

Default Operator

The default Boolean operator for SureChEMBL is AND. If you enter two word into a query field without quotes or any operator, the application will return all documents containing both terms. The terms will not necessarily appear immediately adjacent to one another.

Note: The query may include the combination of your keyword(s) AND additional bibliographic field search definitions. See Bibliographic Search Definition for an explanation of including bibliographic field search definitions.