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Item _chem_comp.type


Description


Chemical components can be of two molecular types either a complete chemical 
compound or a fragment of a complete chemical compound.

Category

chem_comp

Item Examples


Example 1:

L-peptide linking

Mandatory Code

yes

Data Type Code

line

Enumeration Values

Item Value Description
complete Full chemically complete molecule
fragment Fragment of a chemical compound

 

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