P3d--Python module for structural bioinformatics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-throughput bioinformatic analysis tools are needed to mine the large amount of structural data via knowledge based approaches. The development of such tools requires a robust interface to access the structural data in an easy way. For this the Python scripting language is the optimal choice since its philosophy is to write an understandable source code.

Results

p3d is an object oriented Python module that adds a simple yet powerful interface to the Python interpreter to process and analyse three dimensional protein structure files (PDB files). p3d's strength arises from the combination of a) very fast spatial access to the structural data due to the implementation of a binary space partitioning (BSP) tree, b) set theory and c) functions that allow to combine

SUBMITTER: Fufezan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2744707 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature