File Format Documentation

  • PDBx/mmCIF Dictionary Resources at mmcif.wwpdb.org

  • PDBML/XML - version 4.0 as of Jul 2011

  • File Formats and the PDB

  • PDB File Format - Contents Guide Version 3.30 (Nov. 21, 2012)
    PDF - US Letter PDF - A4 HTML
  • PDB File Format - Contents Guide Version 3.20 (Sept 15, 2008)
    PDF - US Letter PDF - A4 HTML
    Version 3.20 Changes from 3.1 Guide (Sept 15, 2008)
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  • Version 3.15 Changes from 3.20 Guide (Nov 18, 2008)
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  • PDB File Format - Contents Guide Version 3.1 (Feb 2008 for data released after Aug 1, 2007) This document lists changes from version 2.3
    PDF
  • PDB File Format - Contents Guide Version 3.0 (Mar 2007 for 2007 remediation)
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  • PDB File Format - Contents Guide Version 2.3 (Jul 09, 1998 for data released 1998 - Jul 2007)
    PDF - US Letter PDF - A4 HTML
  • The original Protein Data Bank Contents Guides were developed by the Protein Data Bank team at Brookhaven National laboratory. Historical copies are available.
    PDF - 1972 PDF - 1976 PDF - 1978 PDF - 1985 PDF - 1989 PDF - 1992
    PDF - Jan 1996 PDF - Dec 1996

    • See also F.C. Bernstein, T.F. Koetzle, G.J.B. Williams, E.F. Meyer Jr., M.D. Brice, J.R .Rodgers, O. Kennard, T. Shimanouchi and M. Tasumi (1977). Protein Data Bank: a computer-based archival file for macromolecular structures. J. Mol. Biol. 112, 535-542.