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Item _cell.Z_PDB


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Description 


              The number of the polymeric chains in a unit cell. In the case
               of heteropolymers, Z is the number of occurrences of the most
               populous chain.

               This data item is provided for compatibility with the original
               Protein Data Bank format, and only for that purpose.

Category

cell

Mandatory Code

no

Data Type Code

int

Enumeration Range

Minimum Value Maximum Value
1 n.a.
1 1

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