Hi Folks, Does anyone know of an accurate way to mine the PDB for what percent of total X-ray structures deposited as on date were done using molecular replacement? I got hold of a pie chart for the same from my Google search for 2006 but I'd like to get hold of the most current statistics, if possible. The PDB has all kinds of statistics but not one with numbers or precent of X-ray structures deposited sorted by various phasing types or X-ray structure determination methods.
For example, an "Advanced Search" on the PDB site pulls up the following: Total current structures by X-ray: 78960 48666 by MR 5139 by MAD 5672 by SAD 1172 by MIR 94 by MIR (when the word is completely spelled out) 75 by SIR 5 by SIR (when the word is completely spelled out) That leaves about 19,000 X-ray structures either solved by other phasing methods (seems unlikely) or somehow unaccounted for in the way I am searching. Maybe the way I am doing the searches is no good. Does someone have a better way to do this? Thanks much. Raji -- Raji Edayathumangalam Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School Research Associate, Brigham and Women's Hospital Visiting Research Scholar, Brandeis University
