> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://proto.evodesign.org/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Database Retrieval

> Fetch sequences and structures from public databases

Retrieve biological sequences, structures, annotations, and chemical data from major public
databases. These tools wrap public web APIs to fetch records by identifier or query,
establishing provenance and context for downstream analysis. They run on CPU and return
typed, structured records.

* **Input:** an accession, identifier, or search query.
* **Output:** the matching records from public databases, such as sequences, structures, annotations, and chemical data.

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  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/alphafold-db" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/alphafold_db/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#1a237e"}} title="Google DeepMind"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/_UGa2jUMKeVPCbLk/assets/images/cached/170f4f446634.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_UGa2jUMKeVPCbLk&q=85&s=c925c2862540b2476392ff2a71a0dba8" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/170f4f446634.png" /> Google DeepMind</span> <span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#007C82"}} title="EMBL-EBI"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=3f3eaae432293c6ed9a25a58e369baa3" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png" /> EMBL-EBI</span></div>
  </a>

  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/alphamissense-db" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/alphamissense_db/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#1a237e"}} title="Google DeepMind"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/_UGa2jUMKeVPCbLk/assets/images/cached/170f4f446634.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_UGa2jUMKeVPCbLk&q=85&s=c925c2862540b2476392ff2a71a0dba8" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/170f4f446634.png" /> Google DeepMind</span></div>
  </a>

  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/ccd-lookup" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/ccd_lookup/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#2C7C7C"}} title="PDBe"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/1cde4b3519c2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=34b643a9cdfce89670b7c1fc5dcfa123" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/1cde4b3519c2.png" /> PDBe</span> <span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#007C82"}} title="EMBL-EBI"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=3f3eaae432293c6ed9a25a58e369baa3" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png" /> EMBL-EBI</span> <span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#2C3E50"}} title="wwPDB"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/88a5b31e96bc.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=2d9e4a666983b3ddf8d430eb1c9dc824" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/88a5b31e96bc.png" /> wwPDB</span></div>
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  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/ensembl" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/ensembl/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#007C82"}} title="EMBL-EBI"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=3f3eaae432293c6ed9a25a58e369baa3" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png" /> EMBL-EBI</span></div>
  </a>

  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/interproscan" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/interproscan/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#007C82"}} title="EMBL-EBI"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=3f3eaae432293c6ed9a25a58e369baa3" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png" /> EMBL-EBI</span></div>
  </a>

  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/ncbi" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/ncbi/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org tool-card-org-light" style={{background: "#c0c0c0"}} title="NCBI"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/_UGa2jUMKeVPCbLk/assets/images/cached/6c0bd51170aa.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_UGa2jUMKeVPCbLk&q=85&s=aece837308f5961d47623da652f395a2" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/6c0bd51170aa.png" /> NCBI</span></div>
  </a>

  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/pdb" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/pdb/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#1B6CA8"}} title="RCSB"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/rW-ZVHoYhZw2v7T_/assets/images/cached/098b60963089.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=rW-ZVHoYhZw2v7T_&q=85&s=30b26435a1a295acfe86d65bad4bdebc" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="170" height="170" data-path="assets/images/cached/098b60963089.jpg" /> RCSB</span></div>
  </a>

  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/pubchem" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/pubchem/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org tool-card-org-light" style={{background: "#c0c0c0"}} title="NCBI"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/_UGa2jUMKeVPCbLk/assets/images/cached/6c0bd51170aa.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_UGa2jUMKeVPCbLk&q=85&s=aece837308f5961d47623da652f395a2" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/6c0bd51170aa.png" /> NCBI</span></div>
  </a>

  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/sequence-fetch" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/sequence_fetch/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />
  </a>

  <a href="/docs/tools/database-retrieval/uniprot" class="tool-catalog-card">
    <img noZoom class="card-art" src="https://proto-bio.github.io/proto-assets/images/tool/uniprot/carousel.png" alt="" loading="lazy" />

    <div class="tool-card-org-row"><span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#E2001A"}} title="SIB"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/2afe55092eb4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=5720906d0a67e39548293a4450c50914" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/2afe55092eb4.png" /> SIB</span> <span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#007C82"}} title="EMBL-EBI"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=3f3eaae432293c6ed9a25a58e369baa3" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="200" height="200" data-path="assets/images/cached/d6be4d3bc893.png" /> EMBL-EBI</span> <span class="tool-card-org" style={{background: "#1F6FB2"}} title="PIR"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/bio-pro/UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN/assets/images/cached/aa3493b39e3d.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UeudeF7pW-Dj-pIN&q=85&s=d52b33e759546bce58555d510ef20a5f" alt="" class="tool-card-org-logo" width="94" height="70" data-path="assets/images/cached/aa3493b39e3d.png" /> PIR</span></div>
  </a>
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