A legume specific protein database (LegProt) improves the number of identified peptides, confidence scores and overall protein identification success rates for legume proteomics

► A legume specific protein database (LegProt) was constructed. ► LegProt was assembled using sequence data from seven legumes. ► The utility of LegProt was assessed and compared to the NCBI nr. ► LegProt improved protein identification success rates and confidence levels. ► LegProt is publicly available http://bioinfo.noble.org/manuscript-support/legumedb.