What type of database is SWISS-PROT?

Is SWISS-PROT a composite database?

Composite Sequence Databases OWL is a non-redundant composite of 4 major publicly-available primary sources: SWISS-PROT , PIR, GenBank (translation) and NRL-3D.

Is SWISS-PROT a protein database?

SWISS-PROT is a curated protein sequence database which strives to provide a high level of annotations (such as the description of the function of a protein, structure of its domains, post-translational modifications, variants, etc.), a minimal level of redundancy and high level of integration with other databases.

Is SWISS-PROT primary database?

SWISS PROT is a protein sequence database. Annotations in the database provide all the information regarding the structure and function of a particular protein along with its functions and modifications if any. The data is all primary and easily accessible.

Is SWISS-PROT a nucleotide sequence database?

The SWISS-PROT protein sequence data bank consists of sequence entries. Sequence entries are composed of different line types, each with their own format. For standardization purposes the format of SWISS-PROT ( 3 ) follows as closely as possible that of the EMBL nucleotide sequence database.