Data Item _pdbx_helical_symmetry.circular_symmetry

General

Item name
_pdbx_helical_symmetry.circular_symmetry
Category name
pdbx_helical_symmetry
Attribute name
circular_symmetry
Required in PDB entries
yes
Used in current PDB entries
Yes, in about 0.1 % of entries

Item Description

Rotational n-fold symmetry about the helical axis.

Additional Descriptive Information for Depositors

 Enter the value for cyclic symmetry around the helical axis

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]+

Allowed Boundary Conditions

Minimum Value Maximum Value
1

+∞