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what is PDB actually??

~A repository for 3-D biological macromolecular structure

~All data are available to the public

~It includes proteins, nucleic acids and viruses

~Obtained by X-Ray crystallography (80%) or NMR spectroscopy (16%)

~Submitted by biologists and biochemists from around the world

~PDB is an important resource for research in the academic, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology sectors

~Examples

–Will this molecule turns into a cancer cell?

–Can this combination of molecules cure common cold?

–How does radiation affect the RNA and DNA?

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PDB ID	4HHB,2MHR
deposition, release date	september 1 1996

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