Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect for PDB?

  1. PDB archive contains information about experimentally determined structures of proteins, nucleic acids and complex assemblies.

  2. In this, users can perform simple and advanced searches based on annotations relating to sequence, structure and function.

  3. In this, the molecules can be visualised and analysed and can be downloaded.

  4. Data files contained in the PDB archive (ftp:// ftp.wwpodb.org) have copyright restrictions.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

PDB (Protein Data Bank) is an open-access repository for experimentally determined 3D structures of biological macromolecules. Users can freely search, visualize, analyze, and download all data files without any copyright restrictions; the data is in the public domain. The statement in option D is incorrect because PDB data has no copyright restrictions, and the URL provided is also erroneous.

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