title: OWL--a non-redundant composite protein sequence database.
abstract: A comprehensive, non-redundant composite protein sequence database is described. The database, OWL, is an amalgam of data from six publicly-available primary sources, and is generated using strict redundancy criteria. The database is updated monthly and its size has increased almost eight-fold in the last six years: the current version contains > 76,000 entries. For added flexibility, OWL is distributed with a tailor-made query language, together with a number of programs for database exploration, information retrieval and sequence analysis, which together form an integrated database and software resource for protein sequences.
authors.affiliation: DRAL, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bleasby
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Akrigg
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Attwood
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D016208:Databases, Factual; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins