Biomolecule Stretching Database

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Descriptionbiomolecule stretching database.
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Research center Polish Academy of Sciences
LaboratoryInstitute of Physics
Primary citation PMID   20929872
Release date2010
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Website jowisz.ifpan.edu.pl/BSDB/

The Biomolecule Stretching Database contains information about the mechanostability of proteins based on their resistance to stretching. [1]

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References

  1. Sikora, Mateusz; Sulkowska Joanna I; Witkowski Bartlomiej S; Cieplak Marek (Jan 2011). "BSDB: the biomolecule stretching database". Nucleic Acids Res. 39 (Database issue). England: D443-50. doi:10.1093/nar/gkq851. PMC   3013760 . PMID   20929872.