Welcome to the Spectrum Library Central, hosted at PeptideAtlas.
We provide a list and links to Spectrum Libraries built specifically for
spectrum library searching of tandem mass-spec data.
Spectral Library Search Projects
Spectral library searching, unlike sequence database searches,
involve finding the best match of an acquired MS/MS spectrum to
a library of pre-searched spectra for which the sequences have been
determined. This approach can be hundreds of times faster
than traditional searching, with comparable or better accuracy.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
distributes an updated version of their
NIST MS Search Program for Windows,
which includes the ability to perform Peptide searches via spectrum matching.
The NIST Peptide Library Search Engine is also available from the
NIST download section below.
These libraries are built by S. Stein at NIST. The Institute for Systems Biology asks that anyone wishing to download any of the NIST Libraries of Peptide Fragmentation Spectra read the following paragraph and acknowledge before downloading:
"I recognize that this data collection, the NIST Library of Peptide Fragmentation Spectra, is copyrighted by the Department of Commerce, U.S. Government and shall not be redistributed in any manner without a valid Distribution Agreement. To receive such an agreement, contact the Standard Reference Data Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, at data*at*nist.gov or 301-975-2008."
File
Size
Date
md5 checksum*
Download
yeast.msp.zip
110MB
2006-12-13
2f2334b878bcab6be635de0eb84f013e
NIST Library of Peptide Ion Fragmentation Spectra (Saccharomyces Cerevisae)
yeast_consensus.splib
152MB
2006-12-13
795549516f75e849e0e5212bc66bab36
Same as above, but converted to the special SpectraST format
human.msp.zip
137MB
2006-12-13
d7c7baba10ef6ab2592665689e3dc4ef
NIST Library of Peptide Ion Fragmentation Spectra (Human)
human_consensus.splib
193MB
2006-12-13
a2b8dc52513348ed3850d9d8a20d2b25
Same as above, but converted to the special SpectraST format
NIST_PepLib_6_06.doc
240kB
2006-12-13
65db452fe09d5713498493fb75bae6e1
Documentation for NIST Libraries (doc)
NIST_PepLib_6_06.pdf
114kB
2006-12-13
1319192a585c138a57ba6179d9f8a40b
Documentation for NIST Libraries (pdf)
Read_Me_First.txt
4kB
2006-12-13
0020d9ae92dbdc0d19cc13a529548e0a
Read this file first! For more info on the files that follow.
NIST_Pep_Setup.zip
467MB
2006-12-13
7849225ab794b73373b639966644e4ee
NIST MS Search and complete NIST Library of Peptide Ion Fragmentation Spectra setup
NIST_Pep_Demo_Setup.zip
22MB
2006-12-13
75ecd2186b8d050445be8652bc8147aa
Demo (abbreviated) version of the above
NIST_PEPLIB_TXT.ZIP
306MB
2006-12-13
9efff01550fbb9dc32a1efa80326cb85
Text version of the NIST Library of Peptide Ion Fragmentation Spectra with protein sequences
NIST_PEP_SRCH_ENGINE.ZIP
3MB
2006-12-13
8ee0c07e118d134ec38f062f0ee971dc
NIST MS/MS Peptide Libraries DLL version 2.1.1. Sample code and documentation for using the DLL
The Global Proteome Database builds consensus Annotated Spectral Libraries (ASL) for several organisms (human, yeast, mouse, dog, cow, etc), for use with the X!Hunter application, and are available for download via ftp. Please note that these libraries are not suitable to be used with SpectraST.
Libraries can be built using the BlibBuild program that is part of the software distribution. Pre-built reference libraries should be available for download from this link.
* To make sure that you have a complete and uncorrupted download, please verify that the
md5 checksum of each downloaded file matches the posted value on this website. (On most Unix-type
systems, you can use the md5sum utility: md5sum filename).