PDB Statistics: PDB Data Distribution by Experimental Method and Molecular Type

PDB Data Distribution by Experimental Method and Molecular Type

Molecular Type	X-ray	EM	NMR	Integrative	Multiple methods	Neutron	Other	Total
Protein (only)	181,903	23,878	12,831	350	231	86	32	219,311
Protein/Oligosaccharide	10,526	3,836	34	8	11	1	0	14,416
Protein/NA	9,224	6,985	287	26	8	0	0	16,530
Nucleic acid (only)	3,174	328	1,583	3	15	3	1	5,107
Other	178	27	35	4	0	0	0	244
Oligosaccharide (only)	11	0	6	0	1	0	4	22
Total	205,016	35,054	14,776	391	266	90	37	255,630

Multiple Methods: Atomic structures substantially underpinned by more than one experimental method currently supported by the PDB archive (NMR, 3DEM, or crystallography/diffraction) with or without some additional data provided by currently unsupported methods.

Integrative Methods: Atomic structures with all data coming from currently unsupported methods by the PDB, or only partially underpinned by an experimental method currently supported by the PDB, or partially/entirely non-atomic structures supported by the PDB-IHM.

PDB Structures with Experimental Data

195,176 have a structure factor file
11,505 have an NMR restraint file
6,038 have a chemical shifts file
4,585 have NMR unified data files (NEF and/or NMR-STAR format files)
34,484 3DEM maps were used for the determination of 34,734 PDB structures

PDB Structures with Small Molecule Data

193,555 with any non-polymer small molecules
191,763 with non-polymer small molecules of 100-300 Da
68,336 with non-polymer small molecules of 300-500 Da
47,070 with non-polymer small molecules of 500-1200 Da
53,884 with author-designated Ligand/s of Interest
5,243 with a biologically interesting short oligomer or oligomer-like BIRD molecules
14,616 with with branched entities of oligosaccharides

Sunburst Chart for Experimental Method and Molecular Type

Inner most layer represents the distribution by experimental methods, X-ray is shown in blue; EM in orange; NMR in green; Integrative in Red; Multiple methods in yellow; Neutron in pink; Other in grey. Outer most layer further shows the distribution by molecular type of each correspond experimental method.

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