The first public molecular recognition database, BindingDB supports research, education and practice in drug discovery, pharmacology and related fields.

BindingDB contains 2.7M data for 1.2M Compounds and 9.0K Targets. Of those, 1,244K data for 572K Compounds and 4.4K Targets were curated by BindingDB curators. BindingDB is a FAIRsharing resource.

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About Binding Database The Binding Database projects aims to make experimental data on the noncovalent association of molecules in solution searchable via the WWW.  The initial focus is on biomolecular systems, but data on host-guest and supramolecular systems are also important and being included over time.

It is expected that the enhanced access to data provided by this resource will facilitate drug-discovery, the design of self-assembling systems, and the development of predictive computer models of binding.

The Binding Database is based at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Contact Information Please contact us with your questions, concerns or comments. 
Binding Database
Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0736
La Jolla, California, 92093-0736
Email: mgilson@ucsd.edu
Staff Directory PI: Michael K. Gilson, Ph.D., M.D.
Phone: (858) 822-0622
Email: mgilson@ucsd.edu

Programmer Analyst III: Tiqing Liu, Ph.D
phone: (858) 822-7726
Email: tiliu@ucsd.edu

Postdoctoral fellow: George Nicola, Ph.D
phone: (858) 822-7727
Email: george-nicola@ucsd.edu

Curator: Linda Hwang
phone: (858) 822-7727
Email: lihwang@ucsd.edu
Former Contributors Xi Chen, Ph.D
Ming Liu, Ph.D
Sherry Wen, Ph.D
Yuhmei Lin, Ph.D
Scientific Advisory Board Dr. Philip Bourne
Dr. Kenneth Breslauer
Dr. Steven Bryant
Dr. J. Andrew McCammon
Dr. Tomi Sawyer
Prof. Joel Sussman
Support This project is supported by NIH grant R01GM070064, and was previously supported by NSF grant 9808318 and by NIST. The contents of this web-site are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsors. ChemAxon and OpenEye also support BindingDB through their academic licensing program.
Disclaimer The Binding DB is under continuous development, so there is no guarantee that it will be accessible at all times.  Also, although we try to enter data accurately and to correct errors in data that are already entered, there is no guarantee that any particular datum is correct, and we disclaim any liability for any errors or omissions in this web-site or the data it contains.