Protein Data Bank

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==Overview==
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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.
A [[Protein Data Bank]] file ([[PDB]]) encodes biological protein sequences and related data.
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==References==
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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 ==
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* ftp://ftp.wwpdb.org/pub/pdb/data/structures/divided/pdb/
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== Links ==
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* [[Wikipedia:Protein Data Bank (file format)|Wikipedia: Protein Data Bank (file format)]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Protein Data Bank|Wikipedia: Protein Data Bank]]
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* [http://www.wwpdb.org/ Worldwide Protein Data Bank website]
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* [http://www.pdb.org/ RCSB PDB website]

Revision as of 22:34, 16 July 2014

File Format
Name Protein Data Bank
Ontology
Extension(s) .pdb, .ent, .brk
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.

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