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. 2015 Jan 1;31(1):126-7.
doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btu596. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

RCSB PDB Mobile: iOS and Android mobile apps to provide data access and visualization to the RCSB Protein Data Bank

Gregory B Quinn  1 , Chunxiao Bi  1 , Cole H Christie  1 , Kyle Pang  1 , Andreas Prlić  1 , Takanori Nakane  1 , Christine Zardecki  1 , Maria Voigt  1 , Helen M Berman  1 , Philip E Bourne  2 , Peter W Rose  1
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RCSB PDB Mobile: iOS and Android mobile apps to provide data access and visualization to the RCSB Protein Data Bank

Gregory B Quinn et al. Bioinformatics. .

Abstract

Summary: The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB) resource provides tools for query, analysis and visualization of the 3D structures in the PDB archive. As the mobile Web is starting to surpass desktop and laptop usage, scientists and educators are beginning to integrate mobile devices into their research and teaching. In response, we have developed the RCSB PDB Mobile app for the iOS and Android mobile platforms to enable fast and convenient access to RCSB PDB data and services. Using the app, users from the general public to expert researchers can quickly search and visualize biomolecules, and add personal annotations via the RCSB PDB's integrated MyPDB service.

Availability and implementation: RCSB PDB Mobile is freely available from the Apple App Store and Google Play (http://www.rcsb.org).

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Home screen and search results listing on an iPhone
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Molecule of the Month and molecular visualization using the embedded NDKmol on Android
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