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* The [[Amino Acids|20 standard amino acids]], plus ambiguous residue codes ASX, GLX, and undetermined UNK.
* The [[Amino Acids|20 standard amino acids]], plus ambiguous residue codes ASX, GLX, and undetermined UNK.
* Twelve standard nucleotides A, C, G, I, T, U, DA, DC, DG, DI, DT, and DU plus UNK.  
* Twelve standard nucleotides A, C, G, I, T, U, DA, DC, DG, DI, DT, and DU plus UNK. (I is inosine.)


The distinction between ribonucleotides (A, C, G, I, T, U) and deoxyribonucleotides (DA, DC, DG, DI, DT, DU) was first made when the PDB was remediated, effective August 1, 2007. The unremediated files can still be obtained, see [[Getting Unremediated PDB Files]].
The distinction between ribonucleotides (A, C, G, I, T, U) and deoxyribonucleotides (DA, DC, DG, DI, DT, DU) was first made when the PDB was remediated, effective August 1, 2007. The unremediated files can still be obtained, see [[Getting Unremediated PDB Files]].

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Standard residues (standard amino acids and nucleotides) are defined in the PDB data file format, and have record type ATOM in PDB-format atomic coordinate files. Standard residues are:

  • The 20 standard amino acids, plus ambiguous residue codes ASX, GLX, and undetermined UNK.
  • Twelve standard nucleotides A, C, G, I, T, U, DA, DC, DG, DI, DT, and DU plus UNK. (I is inosine.)

The distinction between ribonucleotides (A, C, G, I, T, U) and deoxyribonucleotides (DA, DC, DG, DI, DT, DU) was first made when the PDB was remediated, effective August 1, 2007. The unremediated files can still be obtained, see Getting Unremediated PDB Files.

Note that, in Jmol, A, C, G, I, T, U select nucleotides in either DNA or RNA for backward compatibility, while DA, DC, DG, DI, DT, and DU select only DNA nucleotides. You can select RNA nucleotides with e.g. "(A, U) and RNA".

At RCSB.Org, using the Advanced Search and query type Chemical ID, you can find all entries in the database that contain a particular chemical component. For example, in December, 2019, five entries contain PYL (explained in Non-Standard Residues).

A complete list of all compounds in the PDB is available, including hydrogens, 3D structures, and bond orders, in the Chemical Components Dictionary of the Worldwide Protein Data Bank. This includes all Standard Residues as well as Non-Standard Residues, carbohydrate adducts, Ligands and Hetero Groups. It is updated weekly for newly released entries.

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