DBGET/LinkDB: An Integrated Database Retrieval System for Molecular Biology

Abstract

DBGET/LinkDB is an integrated molecular biology database retrieval system developed through collaboration between the Institute for Chemical Research (ICR), Kyoto University and the Human Genome Center (HGC), University of Tokyo. The main server is located at ICR, and can be accessed via GenomeNet from all over the world. Mirror servers are located at HGC and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST). DBGET/LinkDB allows users not only to retrieve molecular biology databases, such as GenBank and SWISS-PROT by keywords, but also to retrieve information related to the result through the feature of the LinkDB, which is a compilation of link information between database entries. Because the easiest and the most popular usage of DBGET/LinkDB is to use WWW interface, we will explain here the usage of the system by WWW.