The search tools can be accessed from the PDB home page . By iterating on a previous search. Each structure in the PDB is represented by a 4 character alphanumeric identifier, assigned upon its deposition. For example, 4hhb and 9ins are identification codes for PDB entries for hemoglobin and insulin, respectively. Many of the PDB Web site pages, including the PDB home page, allow you to enter a PDB ID and retrieve information for the corresponding structure.
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A search for protein kinase will locate the phrase protein kinase , NOT protein and kinase separately. Partial word searches will retrieve all words they are included in, unless the perform an exact word match box is checked. A search for hend will locate both hendrickson and henderson when the box is not checked, but will only retrieve hend when the box is checked . Text queries can be modified by the use of PDB file attributes. Click here for a list of attributes.