[Biopython] PDBid to Uniprot ID?

[Nick Matzke]

Hi all,

I have succeeded in using the BioPython PDB parser to download a PDB 
file, parse the structure, etc.  But I am wondering if there is an easy 
way to retrieve the UniProt ID that corresponds to the structure?

I.e., if the structure is 1QFC...
http://www.pdb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=1QFC

...the Uniprot ID is (click "Sequence" above): P29288
http://www.pdb.org/pdb/explore/remediatedSequence.do?structureId=1QFC

I don't see a way to get this out of the current parser, so I guess I 
will schlep through the downloaded structure file for "UNP    P29288" 
unless someone has a better idea.

Cheers!
Nick



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