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DrugBank is offered to the public as a freely available resource. Use and re-distribution of the data, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes requires explicit permission of the authors and explicit acknowledgment of the source material (DrugBank) and the original publication (see below). We ask that users who download significant portions of the database cite the DrugBank paper in any resulting publications.

  1. DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan;39(Database issue):D1035-41.
    PMID: 21059682
  2. DrugBank: a knowledgebase for drugs, drug actions and drug targets. Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, Cheng D, Shrivastava S, Tzur D, Gautam B, Hassanali M. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Jan;36(Database issue):D901-6.
    PMID: 18048412
  3. DrugBank: a comprehensive resource for in silico drug discovery and exploration. Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, Shrivastava S, Hassanali M, Stothard P, Chang Z, Woolsey J. Nucleic Acids Res. 2006 Jan 1;34(Database issue):D668-72.
    PMID: 16381955

Full Database

Description Format Download
All Drugs, including target, transporter, carrier, and enzyme information XML Download | Schema
All Drugs, including target and enzyme information DrugCard Download

Drug/Protein External Links and Identifiers

Description Format Download
Links to external databases and external identifiers for approved drugs CSV (Microsoft Excel compatible) Download
Links to external databases and external identifiers for drug targets CSV (Microsoft Excel compatible) Download
Links to external databases and external identifiers for drug enzymes CSV (Microsoft Excel compatible) Download
Links to external databases and external identifiers for drug carriers CSV (Microsoft Excel compatible) Download
Links to external databases and external identifiers for drug transporters CSV (Microsoft Excel compatible) Download

Structures (in SDF Format):

Data Set SDF File
All Drugs Download
Approved Drugs Download
Small molecule Drugs Download
Experimental Drugs Download
Nutraceutical Drugs Download
Illicit Drugs Download
Withdrawn Drugs Download

Protein/Gene Sequences (in FASTA Format):

Drug Target Sequences

Data Set Protein Sequences Gene Sequences
All Drug Targets Download Download
Approved Drug Targets Download Download
Small molecule Drug Targets Download Download
Experimental Drug Targets Download Download
Nutraceutical Drug Targets Download Download
Illicit Drug Targets Download Download
Withdrawn Drug Targets Download Download

Drug Enzyme Sequences

Data Set Protein Sequences Gene Sequences
All Drug Enzymes Download Download
Approved Drug Enzymes Download Download
Small molecule Drug Enzymes Download Download
Experimental Drug Enzymes Download Download
Nutraceutical Drug Enzymes Download Download
Illicit Drug Enzymes Download Download
Withdrawn Drug Enzymes Download Download

Drug Transporter Sequences

Data Set Protein Sequences Gene Sequences
All Drug Transporters Download Download
Approved Drug Transporters Download Download
Small molecule Drug Transporters Download Download
Experimental Drug Transporters Download Download
Nutraceutical Drug Transporters Download Download
Illicit Drug Transporters Download Download
Withdrawn Drug Transporters Download Download

Drug Carrier Sequences

Data Set Protein Sequences Gene Sequences
All Drug Carriers Download Download
Approved Drug Carriers Download Download
Small molecule Drug Carriers Download Download
Experimental Drug Carriers Download Download
Nutraceutical Drug Carriers Download Download
Illicit Drug Carriers Download Download
Withdrawn Drug Carriers Download Download

Biotech Drug Sequences

Data Set Protein Sequences
Biotech Drugs Download

This project is supported by Genome Alberta & Genome Canada, a not-for-profit organization that is leading Canada's national genomics strategy with $600 million in funding from the federal government. This project is also supported in part by GenomeQuest, Inc., an enterprise genomic information company serving the life science community.