InChIKey

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005754",
  "term": "InChIKey",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A condensed, fixed-length, 27-character alphanumeric identifier derived from the International Chemical Identifier (InChI) of a chemical substance. It is generated by a cryptographic hashing algorithm applied to the InChI string. The InChIKey provides a concise and unique label for chemical structures, facilitating rapid searching and linking of chemical information across databases.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "International Chemical Identifier",
    "hashing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 239. 'Glossary of terms used in computational drug design, part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 248 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2012-1204)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/inchikey/"
}