The creation of the latest version of the Atlas was part of an NDB Summer Program, with Sam Engel, Mike Mehnert, Ketan Patel, Ivan Sirett, and Maria Steffero participating. Additional developments on the Atlas have been made by Debra West and Sesh Venugopal.
Several structures appear in multiple categories.
The index page for each category lists each structure by the NDB ID, first author, and compound name. Modified bases are designated with the modifier following the base. A modifier designated after the p in the compound name indicates that the sugar phosphate is modified. The Atlas pages serve many purposes. They serve as a teaching tool for the many students who have created and checked the Atlas pages.