pdb-database - Access RCSB PDB 3D Protein & Nucleic Acid Structures
Search, retrieve, and download 3D biological macromolecule structures and metadata from RCSB PDB for structural biology and drug discovery.
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Updated: 2026-06-30Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Search structures by text
- Search structures by attributes
- Search by sequence similarity
- Search by structure similarity
- Retrieve structure entry data
- Download PDB coordinate files
- Download mmCIF coordinate files
- Retrieve structural metadata
- Batch query multiple structures
- Execute GraphQL queries
Inputs
- PDB entry IDs
- Search keywords
- Protein or nucleic acid sequences
- Query parameters
- GraphQL query strings
Outputs
- Structure coordinate files
- Structure metadata records
- Search result lists
- Entry information data
Requirements
- rcsb-api Python package
- Internet access to RCSB PDB servers
- BioPython library for structure parsing (optional)