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Library Resources

Journal of Molecular Structure
peer-reviewed journal
Journal of Structural Biology
peer-reviewed journal

ScienceDirect
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Atkins' Molecules by Peter Atkins
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 547.122 At53a
Chemical Kinetics: From Molecular Structure to Chemical Reactivity by Luis Arnaut; Sebastiao Jose Formosinho; Hugh Burrows
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 1280751827
Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition by Robert Murray
Call Number: eBook
Proteins : Structure and Function. by David Whitford
Call Number: Bremerton Collection - 2nd Floor 612.398 Wh589p

PubChem

PubChem is a service of the National Library of Medicine. They offer a legacy interface to search for structure information- PubChem Structure Search.

There is a PubChem tutorial to help you search more effectively.