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Item _chem_comp.type

Description


              For standard polymer components, the type of the monomer.
               Note that monomers that will form polymers are of three types:
               linking monomers, monomers with some type of N-terminal (or 5')
               cap, and monomers with some type of C-terminal (or 3') cap.

Mandatory Code

yes

Data Type Code

uline

Enumeration Values

Item Value	Description
D-peptide linking	n.a.
L-peptide linking	n.a.
D-peptide NH3 amino terminus	n.a.
L-peptide NH3 amino terminus	n.a.
D-peptide COOH carboxy terminus	n.a.
L-peptide COOH carboxy terminus	n.a.
DNA linking	n.a.
RNA linking	n.a.
DNA OH 5 prime terminus	n.a.
RNA OH 5 prime terminus	n.a.
DNA OH 3 prime terminus	n.a.
RNA OH 3 prime terminus	n.a.
D-saccharide 1,4 and 1,4 linking	n.a.
L-saccharide 1,4 and 1,4 linking	n.a.
D-saccharide 1,4 and 1,6 linking	n.a.
L-saccharide 1,4 and 1,6 linking	n.a.
L-saccharide	n.a.
D-saccharide	n.a.
saccharide	n.a.
non-polymer	n.a.
other	n.a.

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