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ZINC Search Compounds

Search the ZINC database for commercially available compounds by name or keyword. Returns ZINC IDs, SMILES structures, and molecular properties (MW, LogP, HBD, HBA, rotatable bonds). ZINC contains 750M+ purchasable compounds for virtual screening and drug discovery. Optionally filter by purchasability tier (in-stock, for-sale, on-demand, agent). Use this as the first step in a virtual screening workflow.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 96msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 96ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Maximum number of results to return (default: 10, max: 100)",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "operation": {
      "description": "Operation type",
      "enum": [
        "search_compounds"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "purchasability": {
      "description": "Filter by purchasability tier. in-stock = ready to ship, for-sale = from vendor, on-demand = custom synthesis, agent = via broker",
      "enum": [
        "in-stock",
        "for-sale",
        "on-demand",
        "agent",
        null
      ],
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Search query: drug name (aspirin, ibuprofen, metformin), keyword, or partial name",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "operation",
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default ZINC Search Compounds call

public-safeinput

{
  "count": 1,
  "operation": "",
  "query": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ZINC_search_compounds
Tool name: ZINC_search_compounds
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

ZINC Search Compounds

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 96msCortexa

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{ "properties": { "count": { "default": 10, "description": "Maximum number of results to return (default: 10, max: 100)", "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "operation": { "description": "Operation type", "enum": [ "search_compounds" ], "type": "string" }, "purchasability": { "description": "Filter by purchasability tier. in-stock = ready to ship, for-sale = from vendor, on-demand = custom synthesis, agent = via broker", "enum": [ "in-stock", "for-sale", "on-demand", "agent", null ], "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "query": { "description": "Search query: drug name (aspirin, ibuprofen, metformin), keyword, or partial name", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "operation", "query" ], "type": "object" }