Crystallography Open Database
The Crystallography Open Database ( COD , "open crystallographic database") is a free access database founded in February 2003, in which crystal structures from scientific publications are recorded. In addition, it is also possible for scientists to enter as yet unpublished crystal structures in the database.
The COD is an open access initiative. The aim of the project is to bundle all available crystal structures of organic , inorganic and organometallic compounds, which have been cataloged in various fee-based databases, in a single open database. An appeal to the operators of the chargeable databases to make versions with reduced functionality available to the general public free of charge had previously failed. The COD does not contain any structural data on proteins and nucleic acids , as these can be accessed in the Protein Data Bank, which is also freely accessible .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Saulius Gražulis, Daniel Chateigner, Robert T. Downs, AFT Yokochi, Miguel Quirós: Crystallography Open Database - an open-access collection of crystal structures . In: Journal of Applied Crystallography . tape 42 , no. 4 , August 1, 2009, ISSN 0021-8898 , p. 726-729 , doi : 10.1107 / S0021889809016690 .