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Effortless PDB ID Retrieval: Using MATLAB for Structural Biology Research

 % Define the PDB ID you want to download pdb_id = 'desired PDB ID'; % Replace with your desired PDB ID ,    % Construct the URL for the PDB file pdb_url = strcat('https://files.rcsb.org/download/', pdb_id, '.pdb'); % Specify the download location on your computer download_dir = 'path_to_save_directory'; % Replace with your desired download directory % Create the full path for the downloaded file download_path = fullfile(download_dir, strcat(pdb_id, '.pdb')); % Download the PDB file try     pdb_data = webread(pdb_url);          % Open the file in binary write mode     fid = fopen(download_path, 'wb');          % Write the PDB data as binary     fwrite(fid, pdb_data);          % Close the file     fclose(fid);          disp(['PDB file ', pdb_id, ' downloaded successfully to ', download_path]); catch     error(' Failed to ...