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)	183,112	24,608	12,857	352	231	86	32	221,278
Protein/Oligosaccharide	10,592	3,912	34	8	11	1	0	14,558
Protein/NA	9,270	7,191	287	27	8	0	0	16,783
Nucleic acid (only)	3,193	330	1,592	3	15	3	1	5,137
Other	178	27	35	4	0	0	0	244
Oligosaccharide (only)	11	1	6	0	1	0	4	23
Total	206,356	36,069	14,811	394	266	90	37	258,023

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

196,523 have a structure factor file
11,505 have an NMR restraint file
6,038 have a chemical shifts file
4,620 have NMR unified data files (NEF and/or NMR-STAR format files)
35,489 3DEM maps were used for the determination of 35,742 PDB structures

PDB Structures with Small Molecule Data

195,367 with any non-polymer small molecules
193,559 with non-polymer small molecules of 100-300 Da
69,043 with non-polymer small molecules of 300-500 Da
47,576 with non-polymer small molecules of 500-1200 Da
55,171 with author-designated Ligand/s of Interest
5,260 with a biologically interesting short oligomer or oligomer-like BIRD molecules
14,759 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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