Package org.biojava.nbio.structure

Class AminoAcidImpl

java.lang.Object

org.biojava.nbio.structure.HetatomImpl

org.biojava.nbio.structure.AminoAcidImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, AminoAcid, Group

public class AminoAcidImpl
extends HetatomImpl
implements AminoAcid

AminoAcid inherits most from Hetatom. Adds a few AminoAcid specific methods.

Since:

1.4

Version:

%I% %G%

Author:

Andreas Prlic, Jules Jacobsen

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.biojava.nbio.structure.HetatomImpl

HetatomImpl.PerformanceBehavior

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static GroupType	type	this is an Amino acid.

Fields inherited from class org.biojava.nbio.structure.HetatomImpl

atoms, chemComp, pdb_flag, pdb_name, residueNumber

Fields inherited from interface org.biojava.nbio.structure.AminoAcid

ATOMRECORD, SEQRESRECORD

Fields inherited from interface org.biojava.nbio.structure.Group

SEC_STRUC

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AminoAcidImpl()	inherits most from Hetero and has just a few extensions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	clone()	returns and identical copy of this Group object .
Character	getAminoType()	Returns the name of the AA, in single letter code.
Atom	getC()	Get C atom.
Atom	getCA()	Get CA atom.
Atom	getCB()	Get CB atom.
Atom	getN()	Get N atom.
Atom	getO()	Get O atom.
String	getRecordType()	Allows to distinguish between amino acids that are provided as ATOM records and a SEQRES records.
GroupType	getType()	Get Type of group, one of GroupType.AMINOACID, GroupType.HETATM or GroupType.NUCLEOTIDE
void	setAminoType(Character aa)	Set the name of the AA, in single letter code .
void	setPDBName(String s)	set three character name of AminoAcid.
void	setRecordType(String recordName)	Allows to distinguish between amino acids that are provided as ATOM records and a SEQRES records.
String	toString()	string representation.

Methods inherited from class org.biojava.nbio.structure.HetatomImpl

addAltLoc, addAtom, clearAtoms, cloneAtomsAndBonds, getAltLocGroup, getAltLocs, getAtom, getAtom, getAtoms, getChain, getChainId, getChemComp, getId, getPDBName, getProperties, getProperty, getResidueNumber, has3D, hasAltLoc, hasAminoAtoms, hasAtom, isAminoAcid, isHetAtomInFile, isNucleotide, isPolymeric, isWater, iterator, setAtoms, setChain, setChemComp, setHetAtomInFile, setId, setPDBFlag, setProperties, setProperty, setResidueNumber, setResidueNumber, size, toSDF, trimToSize

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.biojava.nbio.structure.Group

addAltLoc, addAtom, clearAtoms, getAltLocGroup, getAltLocs, getAtom, getAtom, getAtoms, getChain, getChainId, getChemComp, getPDBName, getProperties, getProperty, getResidueNumber, has3D, hasAltLoc, hasAminoAtoms, hasAtom, isAminoAcid, isHetAtomInFile, isNucleotide, isPolymeric, isWater, iterator, setAtoms, setChain, setChemComp, setHetAtomInFile, setPDBFlag, setProperties, setProperty, setResidueNumber, setResidueNumber, size, toSDF, trimToSize

Field Detail

type

public static final GroupType type

this is an Amino acid. type is "amino".

Constructor Detail

AminoAcidImpl

public AminoAcidImpl()

inherits most from Hetero and has just a few extensions.

Method Detail

getType

public GroupType getType()

Description copied from class: HetatomImpl

Get Type of group, one of GroupType.AMINOACID, GroupType.HETATM or GroupType.NUCLEOTIDE

Specified by:

getType in interface Group

Overrides:

getType in class HetatomImpl

Returns:

a String representing the type value

getN

public Atom getN()

Get N atom.

Specified by:

getN in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object or null if N atom does not exist

getCA

public Atom getCA()

Get CA atom.

Specified by:

getCA in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object or null if CA atom does not exist

getC

public Atom getC()

Get C atom.

Specified by:

getC in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object or null if C atom does not exist

getO

public Atom getO()

Get O atom.

Specified by:

getO in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object or null if O atom does not exist

getCB

public Atom getCB()

Get CB atom.

Specified by:

getCB in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object or null if CB atom does not exist

getAminoType

public Character getAminoType()

Returns the name of the AA, in single letter code.

Specified by:

getAminoType in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

a Character object representing the amino type value

See Also:

AminoAcid.setAminoType(java.lang.Character)

setAminoType

public void setAminoType(Character aa)

Set the name of the AA, in single letter code .

Specified by:

setAminoType in interface AminoAcid

Parameters:

aa - a Character object specifying the amino type value

See Also:

AminoAcid.getAminoType()

setRecordType

public void setRecordType(String recordName)

Allows to distinguish between amino acids that are provided as ATOM records and a SEQRES records.

Specified by:

setRecordType in interface AminoAcid

Parameters:

recordName - either ATOMRECORD or SEQRESRECORD

See Also:

AminoAcid.getRecordType()

getRecordType

public String getRecordType()

Allows to distinguish between amino acids that are provided as ATOM records and a SEQRES records.

Specified by:

getRecordType in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

the origin of this amino acid (ATOM or SEQRES records)

See Also:

AminoAcid.setRecordType(String)

toString

public String toString()

string representation.

Overrides:

toString in class HetatomImpl

setPDBName

public void setPDBName(String s)

set three character name of AminoAcid.

Specified by:

setPDBName in interface Group

Overrides:

setPDBName in class HetatomImpl

Parameters:

s - a String specifying the PDBName value

See Also:

HetatomImpl.getPDBName()

clone

public Object clone()

returns and identical copy of this Group object .

Specified by:

clone in interface Group

Overrides:

clone in class HetatomImpl

Returns:

and identical copy of this Group object