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)	171,959	18,083	12,622	210	84	32	202,990
Protein/Oligosaccharide	10,018	2,968	34	10	2	0	13,032
Protein/NA	8,847	5,376	286	7	0	0	14,516
Nucleic acid (only)	2,947	185	1,535	14	3	1	4,685
Other	170	10	33	0	0	0	213
Oligosaccharide (only)	11	0	6	1	0	4	22
Total	193,952	26,622	14,516	242	89	37	235,458

PDB Structures with Experimental Data

184,056 have a structure factor file
11,506 have an NMR restraint file
6,039 have a chemical shifts file
4,321 have NMR unified data files (NEF and/or NMR-STAR format files)
26,098 3DEM maps were used for the determination of 26,335 PDB structures

PDB Structures with Small Molecule Data

178,737 with any non-polymer small molecules
177,118 with non-polymer small molecules of 100-300 Da
62,211 with non-polymer small molecules of 300-500 Da
42,684 with non-polymer small molecules of 500-1200 Da
43,246 with author-designated Ligand/s of Interest
4,583 with a biologically interesting short oligomer or oligomer-like BIRD molecules
13,212 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

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Sunburst Chart for Experimental Method and Molecular Type