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Index

Macromolecular dictionary (mmCIF)

Category groups

The following category groups are defined in this dictionary:

inclusive_group
Categories that belong to the macromolecular dictionary.
atom_group
Categories that describe the properties of atoms.
audit_group
Categories that describe dictionary maintenance and identification.
cell_group
Categories that describe the unit cell.
chemical_group
Categories that describe chemical properties and nomenclature.
chem_comp_group
Categories that describe components of chemical structure.
chem_link_group
Categories that describe links between components of chemical structure.
citation_group
Categories that provide bibliographic references.
computing_group
Categories that describe the computational details of the experiment.
compliance_group
Categories that are included in this dictionary specifically to comply with previous dictionaries.
database_group
Categories that hold references to entries in databases that contain related information.
diffrn_group
Categories that describe details of the diffraction experiment.
entity_group
Categories that describe chemical entities.
entry_group
Categories that pertain to the entire data block.
exptl_group
Categories that hold details of the experimental conditions.
geom_group
Categories that hold details of molecular and crystal geometry.
iucr_group
Categories that are used for manuscript submission and internal processing by the staff of the International Union of Crystallography.
pdb_group
Categories that pertain to the file-format or data-processing codes used by the Protein Data Bank.
phasing_group
Categories that describe phasing.
refine_group
Categories that describe refinement.
refln_group
Categories that describe the details of reflection measurements.
struct_group
Categories that contain details about the crystallographic structure.
symmetry_group
Categories that describe symmetry information.

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.