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The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) databases
D B Emmert1, P J Stoehr, G Stoesser
1European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, UK.
Nucleic Acids Research
|September 1, 1994
Summary
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) provides access to vital nucleotide and protein sequence databases, including EMBL and SWISS-PROT. EBI offers network services for data retrieval and analysis to support molecular biology research.
Area of Science:
- Bioinformatics
- Molecular Biology
- Genomics
- Proteomics
Background:
- The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is a key international resource for bioinformatics data and services.
- Accurate and accessible biological databases are crucial for advancing life science research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the comprehensive databases and network services offered by the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI).
- To highlight EBI's role in maintaining and distributing major biological sequence data resources.
Main Methods:
- Maintenance and distribution of the EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database in collaboration with DDBJ and GenBank/NCBI.
- Maintenance and distribution of the SWISS-PROT Protein Sequence Database in collaboration with the University of Geneva.
- Provision of over thirty specialist molecular biology databases, software, and documentation.
Main Results:
- EBI serves as Europe's primary resource for nucleotide sequence data.
- EBI provides access to the SWISS-PROT Protein Sequence Database, a critical resource for protein information.
- EBI offers extensive network services, including database searching, entry retrieval, and sequence similarity searching.
Conclusions:
- The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) provides essential, integrated bioinformatics resources for the global scientific community.
- EBI's extensive databases and network services facilitate molecular biology research and discovery.