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Macromolecular dictionary (mmCIF) version 2.0.09

Category STRUCT_ASYM

Name:
'struct_asym'

Description:

   Data items in the STRUCT_ASYM category record details about the
   structural elements in the asymmetric unit.

Example:

Example 1 - based on PDB entry 5HVP and laboratory records for the structure corresponding to PDB entry 5HVP. 
 
    loop_
    _struct_asym.id
    _struct_asym.entity_id
    _struct_asym.details
      A  1  'one monomer of the dimeric enzyme'
      B  1  'one monomer of the dimeric enzyme'
      C  2  'one partially occupied position for the inhibitor'
      D  2  'one partially occupied position for the inhibitor'


Category groups:
    inclusive_group
    struct_group
Category key:
    _struct_asym.id

Mandatory category: no


International Tables for Crystallography

Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data

First online edition (2006)

Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon

An essential guide and reference to CIF for programmers, data managers handling crystal-structure information and practising crystallographers.