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)	169,284	16,621	12,570	208	79	32	198,794
Protein/Oligosaccharide	9,933	2,789	34	8	2	0	12,766
Protein/NA	8,797	4,985	286	7	0	0	14,075
Nucleic acid (only)	2,888	149	1,519	14	3	1	4,574
Other	170	10	33	0	0	0	213
Oligosaccharide (only)	11	0	6	1	0	4	22
Total	191,083	24,554	14,448	238	84	37	230,444

PDB Structures with Experimental Data

181,163 have a structure factor file
11,505 have an NMR restraint file
6,038 have a chemical shifts file
4,253 have NMR unified data files (NEF and/or NMR-STAR format files)
24,049 3DEM maps were used for the determination of 24,282 PDB structures

PDB Structures with Small Molecule Data

174,855 with any non-polymer small molecules
173,280 with non-polymer small molecules of 100-300 Da
60,535 with non-polymer small molecules of 300-500 Da
41,534 with non-polymer small molecules of 500-1200 Da
40,286 with author-designated Ligand/s of Interest
4,551 with a biologically interesting short oligomer or oligomer-like BIRD molecules
12,946 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