Bio Chemical Numeric

Chemical/Numerical Exact Matching for Biology

When to use

When a question mentions specific chemical compounds, concentration values (e.g., "0.330 mg/100g"), synonym counts, or other precise numerical data related to a biological species or study.

Technique

Chemical compound concentrations and precise numerical values are extremely strong discriminators in biology searches. Use quotation marks around exact values and compound names. Combining 2-3 chemical names or a compound name + concentration value can uniquely identify a paper or species.

Also leverage synonym counts from taxonomic databases — "5 unaccepted synonyms" combined with a species type can be very distinctive.

Query Templates

• "[chemical compound name]" "[concentration value]" [species name] [method]
• "[compound 1]" "[compound 2]" [species type] edible

Worked Examples