Debugging the bug/EcoCyc

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The columns from the Image:EcoCyc-compounds.xls Text file are displayed below:

Contents

Compounds

frame id

The unique identifier for the compound

common name

Did not include synonyms, but I could if requested.

Chemical formula

Should be in the canonical order: C if any, followed by H if any, followed by an alphabetical list of atoms.

Smiles

These SMILES were computed from the atomic structure. I don't know if these are canonical SMILES

Kegg id

An Xref to the Ligand database

Cas id

Despite assurances from the CAS website that every compound has a unique CAS id, (functional property), many compounds, especially amino acids, are listed has having several CAS id's.