org.concord.biologica.engine
Class AminoAcid

java.lang.Object
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public final class AminoAcid

extends java.lang.Object

This class represents an amino acid object.

This class contains mainly static methods.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $ $Date: 2001/04/28 00:39:11 $

Author:

$Author: ed $

Field Summary

static byte	ALA An abbreviation for Alanine
static byte	ALANINE Alanine
static byte	ARG An abbreviation for Arginine
static byte	ARGININE Arginine
static byte	ASN An abbreviation for Asparagine
static byte	ASP An abbreviation for Aspartic acid
static byte	ASPARAGINE Asparagine
static byte	ASPARTIC_ACID Aspartic acid
static byte	CYS An abbreviation for Cysteine
static byte	CYSTEINE Cysteine
static byte	GLN An abbreviation for Glutamine
static byte	GLU An abbreviation for Glutamic acid
static byte	GLUTAMIC_ACID Glutamic acid
static byte	GLUTAMINE Glutamine
static byte	GLY An abbreviation for Glycine
static byte	GLYCINE Glycine
static byte	HIS An abbreviation for Histidine
static byte	HISTIDINE Histidine
static byte	ILE An abbreviation for Isoleucine
static byte	ISOLEUCINE Isoleucine
static byte	LEU An abbreviation for Leucine
static byte	LEUCINE Leucine
static byte	LYS An abbreviation for Lysine
static byte	LYSINE Lysine
static byte	MET An abbreviation for Methionine
static byte	METHIONINE Methionine
static byte	PHE An abbreviation for Phenylalanine
static byte	PHENYLALANINE Phenylalanine
static byte	PRO An abbreviation for Proline
static byte	PROLINE Proline
static byte	SER An abbreviation for Serine
static byte	SERINE Serine
static byte	THR An abbreviation for Threonine
static byte	THREONINE Threonine
static byte	TRP An abbreviation for Tryptophan
static byte	TRYPTOPHAN Tryptophan
static byte	TYR An abbreviation for Tyrosine
static byte	TYROSINE Tyrosine
static byte	VAL An abbreviation for Valine
static byte	VALINE Valine

Constructor Summary

AminoAcid()

Method Summary

static boolean

isValidAminoAcid(byte anAminoAcid) Determines if an amino acid value is valid.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ALANINE

public static final byte ALANINE

Alanine

ALA

public static final byte ALA

An abbreviation for Alanine

ARGININE

public static final byte ARGININE

Arginine

ARG

public static final byte ARG

An abbreviation for Arginine

ASPARAGINE

public static final byte ASPARAGINE

Asparagine

ASN

public static final byte ASN

An abbreviation for Asparagine

ASPARTIC_ACID

public static final byte ASPARTIC_ACID

Aspartic acid

ASP

public static final byte ASP

An abbreviation for Aspartic acid

CYSTEINE

public static final byte CYSTEINE

Cysteine

CYS

public static final byte CYS

An abbreviation for Cysteine

GLUTAMINE

public static final byte GLUTAMINE

Glutamine

GLN

public static final byte GLN

An abbreviation for Glutamine

GLUTAMIC_ACID

public static final byte GLUTAMIC_ACID

Glutamic acid

GLU

public static final byte GLU

An abbreviation for Glutamic acid

GLYCINE

public static final byte GLYCINE

Glycine

GLY

public static final byte GLY

An abbreviation for Glycine

HISTIDINE

public static final byte HISTIDINE

Histidine

HIS

public static final byte HIS

An abbreviation for Histidine

ISOLEUCINE

public static final byte ISOLEUCINE

Isoleucine

ILE

public static final byte ILE

An abbreviation for Isoleucine

LEUCINE

public static final byte LEUCINE

Leucine

LEU

public static final byte LEU

An abbreviation for Leucine

LYSINE

public static final byte LYSINE

Lysine

LYS

public static final byte LYS

An abbreviation for Lysine

METHIONINE

public static final byte METHIONINE

Methionine

MET

public static final byte MET

An abbreviation for Methionine

PHENYLALANINE

public static final byte PHENYLALANINE

Phenylalanine

PHE

public static final byte PHE

An abbreviation for Phenylalanine

PROLINE

public static final byte PROLINE

Proline

PRO

public static final byte PRO

An abbreviation for Proline

SERINE

public static final byte SERINE

Serine

SER

public static final byte SER

An abbreviation for Serine

THREONINE

public static final byte THREONINE

Threonine

THR

public static final byte THR

An abbreviation for Threonine

TRYPTOPHAN

public static final byte TRYPTOPHAN

Tryptophan

TRP

public static final byte TRP

An abbreviation for Tryptophan

TYROSINE

public static final byte TYROSINE

Tyrosine

TYR

public static final byte TYR

An abbreviation for Tyrosine

VALINE

public static final byte VALINE

Valine

VAL

public static final byte VAL

An abbreviation for Valine

Constructor Detail

AminoAcid

public AminoAcid()

Method Detail

isValidAminoAcid

public static boolean isValidAminoAcid(byte anAminoAcid)

Determines if an amino acid value is valid.

Parameters:

anAminoAcid - byte - an amino acid value

Returns:

boolean - true if anAminoAcid is valid or false if not valid