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The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) databases
P Rodriguez-Tomé1, P J Stoehr, G N Cameron
1EMBL Oustation, the EBI, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
Nucleic Acids Research
|January 1, 1996
Summary
The European Bioinformatics Institute provides access to crucial nucleotide and protein sequence databases, alongside molecular biology tools and services for researchers worldwide.
Area of Science:
- Bioinformatics
- Molecular Biology
- Genomics
Background:
- The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is a key hub for biological data.
- Nucleotide and protein sequence data are fundamental to molecular biology research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the resources and services offered by the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI).
- To highlight EBI's role in maintaining and distributing major biological sequence databases.
Main Methods:
- Maintenance and distribution of the EMBL Nucleotide Sequence database.
- Collaboration for the SWISS-PROT Protein Sequence database.
- Provision of over fifty specialist molecular biology databases.
Main Results:
- EBI serves as Europe's primary resource for nucleotide sequence data.
- EBI offers comprehensive protein sequence data through SWISS-PROT.
- A wide array of molecular biology databases, software, and documentation are accessible.
Conclusions:
- The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is an essential resource for molecular biologists.
- EBI facilitates research through extensive database access and network services like sequence similarity searching.