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pdb-database

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Access the RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB) to search, download, and programmatically retrieve 3D macromolecular structures and metadata; use when you need structure discovery (text/sequence/3D similarity) or automated structural data ingestion for structural biology and drug discovery workflows.

When to use

• Find protein/nucleic acid 3D structures by **keywords**, **organism**, **experimental method**, or **resolution**.
• Identify related structures via **sequence similarity** (e.g., homolog search for modeling).
• Identify related structures via **3D structure similarity** (e.g., fold-level comparisons).
• **Download coordinates** (PDB/mmCIF) for downstream analysis, visualization, docking, or modeling.
• Run **batch retrieval** of metadata/coordinates to feed pipelines in drug discovery, protein engineering, or structural bioinformatics.

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