Query syntax

Here is a brief overview of the supported query syntax

scorpion neurotoxin All entries containing both terms (AND)
scorpion AND neurotoxin
scorpion && neurotoxin
presynaptic OR postsynaptic All entries containing either term (OR)
presynaptic || postsynaptic
"inhibiting toxin" All entries containing both terms in the exact order.
human -channel All entries containing the term human but not channel.
human NOT channel
human !channel
adhesion AND (snake OR scorpion) Using parentheses to override boolean precedence rules.
nucleo* All entries containing terms starting with nucleo. Asterisks (or ? for a single character wildcard) can also be used within terms, but not at the begining.
phosfate~ Fuzzy search (2 edit distances = 2 mistakes allowed): all entries containing terms similar to phosfate (will find entries with correct phosphate term).