Data Item _chem_comp_atom.charge

General

Item name
_chem_comp_atom.charge
Category name
chem_comp_atom
Attribute name
charge
Required in PDB entries
no
Used in currrent PDB entries
No
Used in the Chemical Component dictionary
Yes

Item Description

The net integer charge assigned to this atom. This is the formal charge assignment normally found in chemical diagrams.

Data Type

Data type code
int
Data type detail
int item types are the subset of numbers that are the negative or positive integers.
Primitive data type code
numb
Regular expression
[+-]?[0-9]+
Default value
0

Allowed Boundary Conditions

Minimum Value Maximum Value
-8 8