An optimized relational database for querying structural patterns in proteins

This article discusses the optimization of the GSP4PDB database by implementing two techniques: denormalization and indexing. The empirical evaluation described in the article shows that combining these techniques enhances the efficiency of the database when querying both real and artificial graph –based structural patterns.
Source: Database : The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation - Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research