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Data Item
_chem_comp.name
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Item name
_chem_comp.name
Category name
chem_comp
Attribute name
name
Required in PDB entries
no
Used in current PDB entries
Yes, in about 100.0 % of entries
Used in the Chemical Component dictionary
Yes
Item Description
The full name of the component.
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alanine
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valine
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adenine
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cytosine
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Data type code
line
Data type detail
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char
Regular expression
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