[Biopython] accessing PDB IDcode when using PDBParser

[João Rodrigues]

Hey Mark,

Indeed there is no specific ID extraction from the HEADER. However, it
comes as part of the "head" key in the header dictionary. If you split by
whitespace and get the last field, you get the PDB ID.

Example:

HEADER    HYDROLASE(ASPARTYL PROTEINASE)          17-OCT-89   2RSP


The id you have in the get_structure function retrieves the first argument
you pass to it.


Cheers,

João [...] Rodrigues
http://nmr.chem.uu.nl/~joao



2012/7/24 Mark Diekhans <markd at soe.ucsc.edu>

>
> How does one access the idCode in the PDB HEADER when using the PDBParser?
> I can't find this in the documentation or the code.
>
> Also, what is function of the `id' argument for PDBParser.get_structure:
> The documentation is just self-referential:
>        o id - string, the id that will be used for the structure
>
> Seems no obvious way via MMCIFParser either.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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