query to the PDB database and display the results on-the-fly as seen
in the screen-shot above. Use the drop-down menu to select a specific
field to search by in the PDB database, the default option is <strong>'ALL'</strong>.
- <br>
+ Furthermore, the PDB search interface also provides the following
+ functionalities:
- <br>Wild card searching: The PDB sequence fetcher also provides support for wild card querying of the PDB database.
- <br>Single character (matches a single character) - ?
- The search string te?t would match both test and text.
-
-<br>Multiple characters (matches zero or more sequential characters) - *
-
-The wildcard search:
-tes* - would match test, testing, and tester.
+ <ul>
+ <li>Retrieving a unique chain for a PDB entry: <br>To retrieve a
+ specific chain for a PDB entry, append the PDB ID with a colon
+ followed by the chain code in the search box. eg: 1xyz:A
+ </li>
+ <li>Querying multiple PDB Id's in one operation:<br>The PDB search
+ interface supports querying of multiple PDB Ids in one operation by
+ separating the list of PDB Ids with a semi-colon i.e: 1xyz;2xyz;3xyz </li>
-You can also use wildcard characters in the middle of a term. For
-example:
-te*t - would match test and text.
-*est - would match pest and test.
- </p>
-
+ <li>Wild card searching: <br>The PDB sequence fetcher also provides
+ support for wild card querying of the PDB database. <br>Single
+ character (matches a single character) - ? The search string te?t
+ would match both test and text. <br>Multiple characters (matches
+ zero or more sequential characters) - * The wildcard search: tes* -
+ would match test, testing, and tester. You can also use wildcard
+ characters in the middle of a term. For example: te*t - would match
+ test and text. *est - would match pest and test.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
<p>
<strong>Customising displayed meta-data</strong> <br>To change the
displayed meta-data in the search result, click the <strong>'Configure