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Item _chem_comp.id


Description 

              The value of _chem_comp.id must uniquely identify each item in
               the CHEM_COMP list.

               For protein polymer entities, this is the three-letter code for
               the amino acid.

               For nucleic acid polymer entities, this is the one-letter code
               for the base.

Description 

              The value of _chem_comp.id must uniquely identify each item in
               the CHEM_COMP list.

               For protein polymer entities, this is the three-letter code for
               amino acids.

               For nucleic acid polymer entities, this is the one-letter code
               for the bases.

Category

chem_comp

Item Examples


Example 1: 

ala

Example 2: 

val

Example 3: 

A

Example 4: 

C

Mandatory Code

yes

Data Type Code

ucode

Child Items

 

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