Maximal common substructure search

Historically, substructure search methods were first developed for dealing with 2-D structures, and later these techniques were either extended to become, or incorporated into, 3-D substructure search approaches. The same is true for maximal common substructure searching methods. Two-dimensional methods are not only useful tools themselves for many applications, but also an important foundation for the understanding and development of the 3-D counterparts in many cases. In this chapter, the SSS methods will be introduced first. Then, attention will be focused toward the discussion on MCSS methodologies. 

Early Work in the Development of Maximal Common Substructure Search Algorithms... 

Applications of the Maximal Common Substructure Search Method... 

Wang T, Zhou J. EMCSS a new method for maximal common substructure search. J Chem Inf Comput Sci 1997 37 828-834. 

Winter, W. Langenaeker, and J. P. Tollenaere, Eds., Dekker, Inc., New York, 2003, pp. 483-513. Substructure and Maximal Common Substructure Searching. 

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