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)	170,938	17,558	12,602	210	84	32	201,424
Protein/Oligosaccharide	9,984	2,921	34	10	2	0	12,951
Protein/NA	8,823	5,243	286	7	0	0	14,359
Nucleic acid (only)	2,920	175	1,523	14	3	1	4,636
Other	170	10	33	0	0	0	213
Oligosaccharide (only)	11	0	6	1	0	4	22
Total	192,846	25,907	14,484	242	89	37	233,605

PDB Structures with Experimental Data

182,950 have a structure factor file
11,505 have an NMR restraint file
6,038 have a chemical shifts file
4,289 have NMR unified data files (NEF and/or NMR-STAR format files)
25,386 3DEM maps were used for the determination of 25,620 PDB structures

PDB Structures with Small Molecule Data

177,257 with any non-polymer small molecules
175,652 with non-polymer small molecules of 100-300 Da
61,497 with non-polymer small molecules of 300-500 Da
42,251 with non-polymer small molecules of 500-1200 Da
42,133 with author-designated Ligand/s of Interest
4,565 with a biologically interesting short oligomer or oligomer-like BIRD molecules
13,131 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