Demonstration Outline 

We performed two kinds of demonstration: 

Kappa-P 

It focuses on the performance and functions of Kappa-P, that is, the 
effects of horizontally partitioned relations and the introduction of Kappa-
P query processing. 

An integrated protein database system on Kappa-P 

It focuses on an application system using protein databases, that is, a 
GUI for protein features implemented on Xwindows and a protein motif 
search. 

Both demonstrations used protein databases: PIR, PDB, and ProSite. 
Their specifications (contents, amount [version], and the number of relations 
in Kappa-P with their names) are as follows: 

PIR : Amino acid sequences and characteristic domains of proteins, 
  60 Mbytes [Sep 1991], 3 relations of sequences, features, and references. 

PDB : 3D structure and secondary structures of proteins, 
  150 Mbytes [Nov 1991], 4 relations of sequences, features, structures, and 
  coordinate matrix. 

ProSite : Amino acid sequence patterns (motifs), 508 patterns, 1 Mbytes 
  [May 1991], 1 relation. 


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