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Summary
Name	Protein Data Bank File
Version	3.3
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/2009
Family
Classification	Text (Structured)
Disclosure
Description	The Protein Data Bank file format was developed as a human readable, standardised way to describe the 3D structures of molecules. The file is limited to 80 columns, which was based on the width of the computer punch cards that were previously used to exchange the coordinates. It was developed in 1972, and has gone through various versions, the last one being version 3.3 (defined here), which was released in 2012. The file was succeeded by the .mmCIF format in 2014.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Worldwide Protein Data Bank
Supported by	None.
Source
Source date	27 Jun 2024
Source description
Last updated	27 Jun 2024
Note	Specification: https://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format-content/format33/sect1.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_Data_Bank_(file_format) https://pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/guide-to-understanding-pdb-data/dealing-with-coordinates https://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/~iruczins/teaching/260.655/links/pdbformat.pdf