This script enables you to search the commercial compound vendor lists aggregated by MolPort. This allows searching of compounds from multiple suppliers and returns details about the available compounds.
Version
This integration is available to use with the latest version of StarDrop. To find out which version you have installed, start StarDrop and select the Help>About menu.
If you are using an older version of StarDrop, please contact us at support@optibrium.com and we will be happy to help install this script on your StarDrop client.
Installing the MolPort plug-in for StarDrop
- Exit StarDrop
- Download StarDrop Script – MolPort_py3Qt.exe
- When the download is complete, double-click the file to run it and follow the instructions (we recommend that you accept the default options provided)
- Start StarDrop
- Exit StarDrop
- Download StarDrop Script – MolPort (64-bit)_py3Qt.zip
- In your user area, navigate to the StarDrop Python folder in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\StarDrop
- Extract the contents of the zip file into this folder overwriting any existing files
- You should now see the following folders in the StarDrop folder:
py3\MolPort
widgetplugins - Start StarDrop
- Exit StarDrop
- Download StarDrop Script – MolPort (macOS)_py3Qt.zip
- Extract the contents of the zip file into this folder overwriting any existing files, you should now see the following folders in the StarDrop folder:
py3\MolPort
widgetplugins - In your user area, navigate to the StarDrop folder: /Users/username/StarDrop
- Move the unzipped folders, sub-folders, and files into the StarDrop folder, overwriting any existing files
- Start StarDrop
Using the MolPort plug-in for StarDrop
You must first register to use the MolPort API service (which is different to your standard MolPort registration). Having done so, click on the Custom Scripts->MolPort menu item in StarDrop and when you start a search you will be prompted to login.
Your details will be saved so that you need not do this every time. If you choose By Structure, then you can draw a structure and choose whether to search for an exact match, a substructure or similar compounds. Up to 1000 results will be returned in a new data set showing summary data and MolPort IDs.
To get further details on one or more of the results, select the rows of interest and select the Custom Scripts->MolPort->Get Details For Selection menu.
The MolPort IDs contain hyperlinks and clicking any of these will open a browser and navigate to the appropriate page on the MolPort site. If you have any difficulties with your log-in credentials after you obtain your API registration with Molport, please contact sales@molport.com for assistance.