Atom Nomenclature for NX2

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 NX2

Atom Name (V3) Atom Name (V2)
C1 C1
C2 C2
C3 C3
S4 S4
C5 C5
S6 S6
C7 C7
C8 C8
C9 C9
C10 C10
C11 C11
C12 C12
C13 C13
CL14 CL14
CL15 CL15
C16 C16
N17 N17
O18 O18
S19 S19
C20 C20
O21 O21
O22 O22
H2 H2
H3 H3
H7 H7
H7A H7A
H9 H9
H10 H10
H11 H11
HN17 HN17
H20 H20
H20A H20A
H20B H20B