Question

A Protein Data Bank (PDB) data file for a protein structure contains only x, and z coordinates of atoms.

(a) True

(b) False

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I want to ask this question from Protein Structural Visualization in portion Structural Bioinformatics of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) False

To explain: Because a Protein Data Bank (PDB) data file for a protein structure contains only x, y, and z coordinates of atoms, the most basic requirement for a visualization program is to build connectivity between atoms to make a view of a molecule. The visualization program should also be able to produce molecular structures in different styles, which include wire frames, balls and sticks, space-filling spheres, and ribbons.