Bookkeeping Section

The Bookkeeping Section provides some final information about the file itself.

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. MASTER records only the first model when there are multiple models in the coordinates.

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        deprecated
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
                                             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.
MASTER records only the first model when there are multiple models in the coordinates.

Verification/Validation/Value Authority Control

The MASTER line is automatically generated.

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         8
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
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         8
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
END