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 > ##2. Query##
 >
-> >The Query model represents the chemical structure to be classified. Its attributes are the query label and the query input. 
-> >*The query label is an identifier
-> >* The query input contains the compound's identifier (optional) and its structural representation, separated by a comma. The chemical structure is represented either in the [Daylight SMILES](http://www.daylight.com/dayhtml/doc/theory/theory.smiles.html) or the [InChI](http://www.iupac.org/home/publications/e-resources/inchi.html) format.
+> >The Query model represents the chemical structure to be classified. Its attributes are the query label and the query input.
+> > >The query label is an identifier
+> > >
+> > > The query input contains the compound's identifier (optional) and its structural representation, separated by a comma. The chemical structure is represented either in the [Daylight SMILES](http://www.daylight.com/dayhtml/doc/theory/theory.smiles.html) or the [InChI](http://www.iupac.org/home/publications/e-resources/inchi.html) format.
 > >
 > >###POST###
 > >A query can be submitted using the POST method as demonstrated in the following example.
 > > >curl -d "query[label]=curl_test&query[query_input]=ID1,C(=O)O&submit=Submit query" http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/queries/
+> >
 > >where the parameters are:
-> >*The query label: curl_test
-> >*The entity identifier: ID1
-> >*The entity's structure represented in the SMILES format: C(=O)O
+> >
+> > >The query label: curl_test
+> > >
+> > >The entity identifier: ID1
+> >
+> > >The entity's structure represented in the SMILES format: C(=O)O
 > >
 > >###GET###
 > >
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 > >
 > >The classification results can be retrieved via a GET method.
 > > >curl -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/queries/88.json
+> >
 > >where the query id is 88 and the result is encoded in the JSON format.
+> >
 > >The result can also be returned in the XML format.
+> >
 > > >curl -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/queries/88.xml