LSKB is a knowledge database equipped with a synonym dictionary built from genes and their information, especially gene names and symbols, information about gene and protein functions, and text mined data obtained using the synonym dictionary.
The data for LSKB were updated, Human: approx. 33,000 genes (228,000 synonym terms), Mouse: approx. 63,000 genes (217,000 synonym terms),Rat: approx. 28,600 genes (85,500 synonym terms), Chemical compounds (drugs): approx. 210,000 (including FDA approved drugs),Diseases: approx. 5,000, and more.
(1st may.2006)