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Data Item
_entity.pdbx_description
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Item name
_entity.pdbx_description
Category name
entity
Attribute name
pdbx_description
Required in PDB entries
no
Used in current PDB entries
Yes, in about 99.9 % of entries
Item Description
A description of the entity. Corresponds to the compound name in the PDB format.
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DNA (5'-D(*GP*(CH3)CP*GP*(CH3)CP*GP*C)-3')
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PROFLAVINE
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PROTEIN (DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I (E.C.3.1.21.1))
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line
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char item types / multi-word items ...
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char
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[][ \t_(),.;:"&<>/\{}'`~!@#$%?+=*A-Za-z0-9|^-]*
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_entity.ndb_description
cif_rcsb.dic
1.1