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Summer 2013
Number 58

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Snapshot: July 1, 2013

91761 released atomic coordinate entries

Molecule Type

84955proteins and peptides

2549nucleic acids

4234protein/nucleic acid complexes

23 other

Experimental Technique

80936X-ray

9987 NMR

514 Electron Microscopy

52 Hybrid

171 Other

Related Experimental Data Files

70449 structure factors

7296 NMR restraints

1055 NMR chemical shifts

1902 EMDB electron microscopy maps


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