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Item _assembly_type.type


Description 


Enumerated list of brief descriptive phrases that provide a loose way of 
classifying the system.  A system may fit more than one item in the list and all 
appropriate values may be used for any specific system.

Category

assembly_type

Item Examples


Example 1: 

protein monomer

Mandatory Code

yes

Data Type Code

line

Enumeration Values

Item Value Description
protein monomer n.a.
protein homo-multimer n.a.
protein hetero-multimer n.a.
RNA single strand n.a.
RNA double strand n.a.
DNA single strand n.a.
DNA double strand n.a.
DNA-RNA hybrid n.a.
polysaccharide n.a.
protein-nucleic acid complex n.a.
protein-inhibitor complex n.a.
protein-drug complex n.a.
protein-ligand complex n.a.
protein-protein complex n.a.
protein-DNA complex n.a.
protein-DNA-ligand complex n.a.
protein-DNA-inhibitor complex n.a.
protein-RNA complex n.a.
protein-RNA-ligand complex n.a.
protein-RNA-inhibitor complex n.a.
protein-carbohydrate complex n.a.
DNA-drug complex n.a.
DNA-RNA complex n.a.
RNA-drug complex n.a.

 

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