Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System: Difference between revisions

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[[Image:SMILES.png|thumb|300px|SMILES generation algorithm for [[Ciprofloxacinciprofloxacin]]: break cycles, then write as branches off a main backbone]]

The '''simplified molecular-input line-entry system''' ('''SMILES''') is a specification in the form of a [[line notation]] for describing the structure of [[chemical species]] using short [[ASCII]] [[string (computer science)|strings]]. SMILES strings can be imported by most [[molecule editor]]s for conversion back into [[two-dimensional]] drawings or [[dimension|three-dimensional]] models of the molecules.