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Item _chem_comp_atom.type_symbol

Description

              The code used to identify the atom species representing 
               this atom type. Normally this code is the element
               symbol. 

Category

Item Examples

Example 1:

C

Example 2:

N

Example 3:

O

Mandatory Code

Data Type Code

 

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