MASTER

Overview

The MASTER record is a control record for bookkeeping. It lists the number of lines in the coordinate entry or file for selected record types.

Record Format

COLUMNS       DATA TYPE      FIELD         DEFINITION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 -  6       Record name    "MASTER"

11 - 15       Integer        numRemark     Number of REMARK records

16 - 20       Integer        "0"

21 - 25       Integer        numHet        Number of HET records

26 - 30       Integer        numHelix      Number of HELIX records

31 - 35       Integer        numSheet      Number of SHEET records

36 - 40       Integer        numTurn       Number of TURN records

41 - 45       Integer        numSite       Number of SITE records

46 - 50       Integer        numXform      Number of coordinate transformation
                                           records (ORIGX+SCALE+MTRIX)

51 - 55       Integer        numCoord      Number of atomic coordinate records
                                           (ATOM+HETATM)

56 - 60       Integer        numTer        Number of TER records

61 - 65       Integer        numConect     Number of CONECT records

66 - 70       Integer        numSeq        Number of SEQRES records

Details

* MASTER gives checksums of the number of records in the entry, for selected record types.

Verification/Validation/Value Authority Control

The MASTER line is generated by the PDB.

Relationships to Other Record Types

MASTER presents a checksum of the lines present for each of the record types listed above.

Example

         1         2         3         4         5         6         7
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
MASTER       40    0    0    0    0    0    0    6 2930    2    0   29


END

Overview

The END record marks the end of the PDB file.

Record Format

COLUMNS       DATA TYPE      FIELD     DEFINITION
-------------------------------------------------------
 1 -  6       Record name    "END   "

Details

* END is the final record of a coordinate entry.

Verification/Validation/Value Authority Control

END must appear in every coordinate entry.

Relationships to Other Record Types

This is the final record in the entry.

Example

         1         2         3         4         5         6         7
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
END

Protein Data Bank Contents Guide:

Atomic Coordinate Entry Format Description:

Appendices