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	Multiple methods	Neutron	Other	Total
Protein (only)	170,566	17,280	12,598	210	84	32	200,770
Protein/Oligosaccharide	9,976	2,898	34	10	2	0	12,920
Protein/NA	8,820	5,177	286	7	0	0	14,290
Nucleic acid (only)	2,907	166	1,523	14	3	1	4,614
Other	170	10	33	0	0	0	213
Oligosaccharide (only)	11	0	6	1	0	4	22
Total	192,450	25,531	14,480	242	89	37	232,829

PDB Structures with Experimental Data

182,541 have a structure factor file
11,505 have an NMR restraint file
6,038 have a chemical shifts file
4,285 have NMR unified data files (NEF and/or NMR-STAR format files)
25,021 3DEM maps were used for the determination of 25,257 PDB structures

PDB Structures with Small Molecule Data

176,671 with any non-polymer small molecules
175,071 with non-polymer small molecules of 100-300 Da
61,265 with non-polymer small molecules of 300-500 Da
42,036 with non-polymer small molecules of 500-1200 Da
41,659 with author-designated Ligand/s of Interest
4,563 with a biologically interesting short oligomer or oligomer-like BIRD molecules
13,100 with with branched entities of oligosaccharides

Sunburst Chart for Experimental Method and Molecular Type

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PDB Data Distribution by Experimental Method and Molecular Type

PDB Structures with Experimental Data

PDB Structures with Small Molecule Data

Sunburst Chart for Experimental Method and Molecular Type