Performing chemical textual analysis

Abstract

A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a textual document, determining chemical data within the textual document, performing an analysis of the chemical data to identify a chemical pathway, and calculating a probability score for the chemical pathway, including predicting an outcome of a chemical reaction, utilizing the chemical data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 identifying a textual document;   determining chemical data within the textual document;   performing an analysis of the chemical data to identify a chemical pathway; and   calculating a probability score for the chemical pathway, including predicting an outcome of a chemical reaction, utilizing the chemical data.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the textual document includes a research paper. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the chemical data within the textual document includes parsing the textual document and analyzing a plurality of components of the textual document. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the chemical data within the textual document includes identifying and analyzing relationships between a plurality of terms within the textual document. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the chemical data includes data identifying one or more of chemicals, compounds, and molecules. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the chemical data includes one or more details of one or more chemical reactions. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein calculating the probability score further includes determining and weighting one or more characteristics of one or more chemical components found within the textual document. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein calculating the probability score further includes identifying one or more patterns within one or more chemical components found within the textual document. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the textual document includes a blog post. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein calculating the probability score further includes comparing the chemical data to a knowledge base to determine one or more characteristics of the chemical data. 
     
     
         11 . A computer program product for performing chemical textual analysis, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
 identifying a textual document, utilizing the processor;   determining chemical data within the textual document, utilizing the processor;   
       performing an analysis of the chemical data to identify a chemical pathway, utilizing the processor; and
 calculating, utilizing the processor, a probability score for the chemical pathway, including predicting an outcome of a chemical reaction, utilizing the chemical data. 
 
     
     
         12 . The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein the textual document includes a research paper, a textbook, a blog post, and a web page. 
     
     
         13 . The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein determining the chemical data within the textual document includes parsing the textual document and analyzing a plurality of components of the textual document, utilizing the processor. 
     
     
         14 . The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein determining the chemical data within the textual document includes identifying and analyzing relationships between a plurality of terms within the textual document, utilizing the processor. 
     
     
         15 . The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein the chemical data includes data identifying one or more of chemicals, compounds, and molecules. 
     
     
         16 . The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein the chemical data includes one or more details of one or more chemical reactions. 
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein calculating the probability score further includes determining and weighting one or more characteristics of one or more chemical components found within the textual document, utilizing the processor. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein calculating the probability score further includes identifying one or more patterns within one or more chemical components found within the textual document, utilizing the processor. 
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 11 , wherein the textual document includes a web page. 
     
     
         20 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor, the logic being configured to:   identify a textual document;   determine chemical data within the textual document;   perform an analysis of the chemical data to identify a chemical pathway; and   calculate a probability score for the chemical pathway, including predicting an outcome of a chemical reaction, utilizing the chemical data.