Atom Nomenclature for MK8

The atom nomenclature in PDB data files was revised with the release of data in the PDB Format Version 3.0. These changes make the PDB atom names used by PDB compliant with existing IUPAC nomenclature for standard amino acid and nucleotides (Pure & Appl. Chem., 70, 117-142, 1998) with the exception of the well established convention for C-terminal atoms OXT and HXT. A small number of additional changes were introduced in Version 3 to make atom labeling more conventional. The following chemical diagrams and tables provide the correspondences between atom names used in Version 3 and Version 2 PDB formats.

Labeled Chemical Diagrams

Chemical diagram with format V3 atom labels (heavy atoms)
Chemical diagram with format V3 atom labels (all atoms)
Chemical diagram with format V2 atom labels (heavy atoms)
Chemical diagram with format V2 atom labels (all atoms)

Atom Name Correspondences for MK8

Atom Name (V3) Atom Name (V2)
C C
N N
O O
CA CA
CB CB
CD CD
CE CE
CG CG
CB1 CB1
OXT OXT
H HN
H2 HNA
HB HB
HBA HBA
HD HD
HDA HDA
HE HE
HEA HEA
HEB HEB
HG HG
HGA HGA
HB1 HB1
HB1A HB1A
HB1B HB1B
HXT HXT