org.biojava.bio.structure
Class AminoAcidImpl

java.lang.Object
  org.biojava.bio.structure.HetatomImpl
      org.biojava.bio.structure.AminoAcidImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

Field Summary

static String

type this is an Amino acid.

Constructor Summary

AminoAcidImpl()

Method Summary

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.
Map	getSecStruc() get secondary structure data .
String	getType() Returns the type value.
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	setSecStruc(Map secstr) set the secondary structure data for this amino acid.
String	toString() string representation.

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

addAtom, clearAtoms, getAtom, getAtom, getAtoms, getParent, getPDBCode, getPDBName, getProperties, getProperty, has3D, hasAminoAtoms, hasAtom, iterator, setParent, setPDBCode, setPDBFlag, setProperties, setProperty, size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

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

addAtom, clearAtoms, getAtom, getAtom, getAtoms, getParent, getPDBCode, getPDBName, getProperties, getProperty, has3D, hasAminoAtoms, hasAtom, iterator, setParent, setPDBCode, setPDBFlag, setProperties, setProperty, size

Field Detail

type

public static String type

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

Constructor Detail

AminoAcidImpl

public AminoAcidImpl()

Method Detail

getType

public String getType()

Description copied from class: HetatomImpl

Returns the type value.

Specified by:

getType in interface Group

Overrides:

getType in class HetatomImpl

Returns:

a String representing the type value

setSecStruc

public void setSecStruc(Map secstr)

set the secondary structure data for this amino acid. the data is a Map with the following indeces (@see Secstruc)

Specified by:

setSecStruc in interface AminoAcid

Parameters:

secstr - a Map object specifying the sec struc value

See Also:

getSecStruc()

getSecStruc

public Map getSecStruc()

get secondary structure data .

Specified by:

getSecStruc in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

a Map object representing the sec struc value

See Also:

setSecStruc(java.util.Map)

getN

public Atom getN()
          throws StructureException

get N atom.

Specified by:

getN in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object

Throws:

StructureException - ...

getCA

public Atom getCA()
           throws StructureException

get CA atom.

Specified by:

getCA in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object

Throws:

StructureException - ...

getC

public Atom getC()
          throws StructureException

get C atom.

Specified by:

getC in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object

Throws:

StructureException - ...

getO

public Atom getO()
          throws StructureException

get O atom.

Specified by:

getO in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object

Throws:

StructureException - ...

getCB

public Atom getCB()
           throws StructureException

get CB atom.

Specified by:

getCB in interface AminoAcid

Returns:

an Atom object

Throws:

StructureException - ...

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:

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:

getAminoType()

toString

public String toString()

string representation.

Specified by:

toString in interface AminoAcid

Overrides:

toString in class HetatomImpl

setPDBName

public void setPDBName(String s)
                throws PDBParseException

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

Throws:

PDBParseException - ...

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