Protein Data Bank
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| − | + | [[Protein Data Bank]] ('''PDB''') is a database of proteins and other biological molecules. It is also the name of one of the file formats used in that database. The format stores the structure of a molecule, and related data.  | |
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| − | ==  | + | There is also an [[XML]]-based variant of PDB format, named [[PDBML]].  | 
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| + | == Specifications ==  | ||
* current official documentation [http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html here]  | * current official documentation [http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html here]  | ||
* Old format specifications from 1992: http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/file_formats/pdb/pdbguide2.2/PDB_format_1992.pdf  | * Old format specifications from 1992: http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/file_formats/pdb/pdbguide2.2/PDB_format_1992.pdf  | ||
* Version 2.2 specs from 1996: http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/file_formats/pdb/pdbguide2.2/pdb_contents_guide2.2.pdf  | * Version 2.2 specs from 1996: http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/file_formats/pdb/pdbguide2.2/pdb_contents_guide2.2.pdf  | ||
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| + | == Sample files ==  | ||
| + | * ftp://ftp.wwpdb.org/pub/pdb/data/structures/divided/pdb/  | ||
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| + | == Links ==  | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Protein Data Bank (file format)|Wikipedia: Protein Data Bank (file format)]]  | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Protein Data Bank|Wikipedia: Protein Data Bank]]  | ||
| + | * [http://www.wwpdb.org/ Worldwide Protein Data Bank website]  | ||
| + | * [http://www.pdb.org/ RCSB PDB website]  | ||
Revision as of 22:34, 16 July 2014
Protein Data Bank (PDB) is a database of proteins and other biological molecules. It is also the name of one of the file formats used in that database. The format stores the structure of a molecule, and related data.There is also an XML-based variant of PDB format, named PDBML.
Specifications
- current official documentation here
 - Old format specifications from 1992: http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/file_formats/pdb/pdbguide2.2/PDB_format_1992.pdf
 - Version 2.2 specs from 1996: http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/file_formats/pdb/pdbguide2.2/pdb_contents_guide2.2.pdf