Chemical Markup Language
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Chemical Markup Language (ChemML or CML) is an approach to managing molecular information using tools such as XML and Java.[1] It was the first domain specific implementation based strictly on XML, first based on a DTD[2] and later on an XML Schema,[3] the most robust and widely used system for precise information management in many areas. It has been developed over more than a decade by Murray-Rust, Rzepa and others and has been tested in many areas and on a variety of machines.
Filename extension |
.cml |
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Internet media type | chemical/x-cml |
Type of format | chemical file format |
Chemical information is traditionally stored in many different file types which inhibit reuse of the documents. CML uses XML's portability to help CML developers and chemists design interoperable documents. There are a number of tools that can generate, process and view CML documents. Publishers can distribute chemistry within XML documents by using CML, e.g. in RSS documents.[4]
CML is capable of supporting a wide range of chemical concepts including:
- molecules
- reactions[5]
- spectra and analytical data[6]
- computational chemistry
- chemical crystallography and materials
Details of CML and points currently under discussion are now posted on the CML Blog.