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Index to Protein Data Bank Contents Guide:
Introduction	Appendix 1:Symmetry	TITLE Sect
Purpose of this Document	Appendix 2: Coordinate Systems	Master-Connect Sect
What's New in Version 2.1	Appendix 3:Atoms	Bookkeeping Sect
What's New in Version 2.0	Appendix 4:Residues	Prim Struct Sect
Changes proposed on October 25, 1996 to PDB Format 2.0	Appendix 5:Formulas	Het Sect
Changes to PDB Format and to the Contents Guide	Appendix 6:Formats	Sec Struct Sect
Basic Notions of the Format Description	Appendix 7:Record Order	Connectivity Sect
Record Format	Field Formats	Miscellaneous Sect
Types of Records		Crystallographic Sect
Order of Records		Coordinate Sect

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