International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume G
Definition and exchange of crystallographic data
Edited by J. R. Hester and B. McMahon

International Tables for Crystallography (2026). Vol. G. Early view chapter
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060001011

Chapter 4.2 Core dictionary (coreCIF)


Index

Core dictionary version 3.3.0

_database_related.database_id

Name:
_database_related.database_id

Definition:

   
    An identifier for the database that contains the related data set.

Type: Word


The data value must be one of the following:


BIncStrDB
Bilbao Modulated Structures Database

CAS
Chemical Abstracts

COD
Crystallography Open Database

CSD
Cambridge Structural Database

ICSD
Inorganic Crystal Structure Database

MDF
Metals Data File

NDB
Nucleic Acid Database

PDB
Protein Data Bank

PDF
Powder Diffraction File (JCPDS/ICDD)

RCSB
Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics

EBI
European Bioinformatics Institute

Category:
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