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Macromolecular dictionary (mmCIF) version 2.0.09
_database_2.database_id
Name:'_database_2.database_id'
Definition:
An abbreviation that identifies the database.
Type: ucode
Mandatory item: yes
Related items: _database.code_CAS (replaces)
_database.code_CSD (replaces)
_database.code_ICSD (replaces)
_database.code_MDF (replaces)
_database.code_NBS (replaces)
_database.code_PDF (replaces)
The data value must be one of the following:
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CAS | Chemical Abstracts |
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CSD | Cambridge Structural Database (organic and metal-organic compounds) |
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ICSD | Inorganic Crystal Structure Database |
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MDF | Metals Data File (metal structures) |
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NDB | Nucleic Acid Database |
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NBS | NBS (NIST) Crystal Data Database (lattice parameters) |
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PDB | Protein Data Bank |
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| Powder Diffraction File (JCPDS/ICDD) |
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RCSB | Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics |
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EBI | European Bioinformatics Institute |
Category: database_2
International Tables for Crystallography
Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data
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