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AASequence Class Reference
[Chemistry]

Representation of a peptide/protein sequence. More...

#include <OpenMS/CHEMISTRY/AASequence.h>

List of all members.

Classes

class  ConstIterator
 ConstIterator for AASequence. More...
class  Iterator
 Iterator class for AASequence. More...

Public Member Functions

AASequenceoperator= (const AASequence &rhs)
 assignment operator
bool empty () const
 check if sequence is empty
Constructors and Destructors

 AASequence ()
 default constructor
 AASequence (const AASequence &rhs)
 copy constructor
 AASequence (const String &rhs)
 copy constructor from a String
 AASequence (const char *rhs)
 copy consturctor from char* string
virtual ~AASequence ()
 destructor
Accessors

String toString () const
 returns the peptide as string with modifications embedded in brackets
String toUnmodifiedString () const
 returns the peptide as string without any modifications
void setModification (Size index, const String &modification)
 set the modification of the residue at position index
void setNTerminalModification (const String &modification)
 sets the N-terminal modification
const StringgetNTerminalModification () const
 returns the Id of the N-term modification; an empty string is returned if none was set
void setCTerminalModification (const String &modification)
 sets the C-terminal modification
const StringgetCTerminalModification () const
 returns the Id of the C-term modification; an empty string is returned if none was set
bool setStringSequence (const String &sequence)
 sets the string of the sequence; returns true if the conversion to real AASequence was successful, false otherwise
const ResiduegetResidue (SignedSize index) const
 returns a pointer to the residue, which is at position index
const ResiduegetResidue (Size index) const
 returns a pointer to the residue, which is at position index
EmpiricalFormula getFormula (Residue::ResidueType type=Residue::Full, Int charge=0) const
 returns the formula of the peptide
DoubleReal getAverageWeight (Residue::ResidueType type=Residue::Full, Int charge=0) const
 returns the average weight of the peptide
DoubleReal getMonoWeight (Residue::ResidueType type=Residue::Full, Int charge=0) const
 returns the mono isotopic weight of the peptide
const Residueoperator[] (SignedSize index) const
 returns a pointer to the residue at given position
const Residueoperator[] (Size index) const
 returns a pointer to the residue at given position
AASequence operator+ (const AASequence &peptide) const
 adds the residues of the peptide
AASequence operator+ (const String &peptide) const
 adds the residues of the peptide, which is given as a string
AASequence operator+ (const char *rhs) const
 adds the residue of the peptide, which is given as string literal
AASequence operator+ (const Residue *residue) const
 adds the residue to the peptide; the residue must be a valid residue of the ResidueDB
AASequenceoperator+= (const AASequence &)
 adds the residues of a peptide
AASequenceoperator+= (const String &)
 adds the residues of a peptide, which is given as a string
AASequenceoperator+= (const char *rhs)
 adds the residues of a peptide, which is given as string literal
AASequenceoperator+= (const Residue *residue)
 adds the residue to the peptide; the residue must be a valid residue of the ResidueDB
Size size () const
 returns the number of residues
AASequence getPrefix (Size index) const
 returns a peptide sequence of the first index residues
AASequence getSuffix (Size index) const
 returns a peptide sequence of the last index residues
AASequence getSubsequence (Size index, UInt number) const
 returns a peptide sequence of number residues, beginning at position index
Size getNumberOf (const String &residue) const
 counts the number of occurrences of residue given by a string
void getAAFrequencies (Map< String, Size > &frequency_table) const
 compute frequency table of amino acids
Predicates

bool isValid () const
 return true if the instance is valid
bool has (const Residue &residue) const
 returns true if the peptude contains the given residue
bool has (const String &name) const
 returns true if the peptide contains the given residue
bool hasSubsequence (const AASequence &peptide) const
bool hasSubsequence (const String &peptide) const
bool hasPrefix (const AASequence &peptide) const
bool hasPrefix (const String &peptide) const
bool hasSuffix (const AASequence &peptide) const
bool hasSuffix (const String &peptide) const
bool hasNTerminalModification () const
 predicate which is true if the peptide is N-term modified
bool hasCTerminalModification () const
 predicate which is true if the peptide is C-term modified
bool isModified () const
bool isModified (Size index) const
 returns true if the residue at the position is modified
bool operator== (const AASequence &rhs) const
 equality operator
bool operator== (const String &rhs) const
 equality operator given the peptide as a string
bool operator== (const char *rhs) const
 equality operator given the peptide as string literal
bool operator< (const AASequence &rhs) const
 lesser than operator which compares the C-term mods, sequence and N-term mods; can be used for maps
bool operator!= (const AASequence &rhs) const
 inequality operator
bool operator!= (const String &rhs) const
 inequality operator given the peptide as a string
bool operator!= (const char *rhs) const
 inequality operator given the peptide as string literal
Iterators

Iterator begin ()
ConstIterator begin () const
Iterator end ()
ConstIterator end () const

Protected Member Functions

void parseString_ (std::vector< const Residue * > &sequence, const String &peptide)
ResidueDBgetResidueDB_ () const

Protected Attributes

std::vector< const Residue * > peptide_
String sequence_string_
bool valid_
const ResidueModificationn_term_mod_
const ResidueModificationc_term_mod_

Friends

Stream operators

std::ostream & operator<< (std::ostream &os, const AASequence &peptide)
 writes a peptide to an output stream
std::istream & operator>> (std::istream &is, const AASequence &peptide)
 reads a peptide from an input stream

Detailed Description

Representation of a peptide/protein sequence.

This class represents amino acid sequences in OpenMS. Basically a AASequence instance consists of a sequence of residues. The residues are represented as instances of Residue. Each amino acid has only one instance which is accessible using the ResidueDB instance (singleton).

A critical property of amino acid sequence is that they can be modified. Which means that one or more amino acids are chemically modified, e.g. oxidized. This is represented via Residue instances which carry a ResidueModification object. This is also handled in the ResidueDB.

If one wants to specify a AASequence the easiest way is simply writing the amino acid sequence. For example AASequence seq("DFPIANGER") is sufficient to create a instance of AASequence with DFPIANGER as peptide.

Modifications are specified using a unique string identifier present in the ModificationsDB in brackets after the modified amino acid. For example AASequence seq("DFPIAM(Oxidation)GER") creates an instance of the peptide DFPIAMGER with an oxidized methionine. N-terminal modifications are specified by writing the modification as prefix to the sequence. C-terminal modifications are specified by writing the modification as suffix. C-terminal modifications are distinguished from modifications of the last amino acid by considering the specificity of the modification as stored in ModificationsDB.

Arbitrary/unknown AA's (usually due to an unknown modification) can be specified using tags: '[weight]'. This indicates a new AA with the specified weight, e.g. R[148.5]T. Note that this tag does not alter the AA's to the left or right. It represents an AA on its own. Be careful when converting AASequence to an EmpiricalFormula using .getFormula(), as tags will not be considered in this case. However, they have an influence on .getMonoWeight() and .getAverageWeight()!

If a string cannot be converted into a valid instance of AASequence, the valid flag is false. The flag can be read using the isValid() predicate. However, instances of AASequence which are not valid report wrong weights, because the weight cannot be calculated then. Also other operations might fail.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

AASequence (  ) 

default constructor

AASequence ( const AASequence rhs  ) 

copy constructor

AASequence ( const String rhs  ) 

copy constructor from a String

AASequence ( const char *  rhs  ) 

copy consturctor from char* string

virtual ~AASequence (  )  [virtual]

destructor


Member Function Documentation

Iterator begin (  )  [inline]
ConstIterator begin (  )  const [inline]
bool empty (  )  const

check if sequence is empty

Iterator end (  )  [inline]
ConstIterator end (  )  const [inline]
void getAAFrequencies ( Map< String, Size > &  frequency_table  )  const

compute frequency table of amino acids

DoubleReal getAverageWeight ( Residue::ResidueType  type = Residue::Full,
Int  charge = 0 
) const

returns the average weight of the peptide

const String& getCTerminalModification (  )  const

returns the Id of the C-term modification; an empty string is returned if none was set

EmpiricalFormula getFormula ( Residue::ResidueType  type = Residue::Full,
Int  charge = 0 
) const

returns the formula of the peptide

DoubleReal getMonoWeight ( Residue::ResidueType  type = Residue::Full,
Int  charge = 0 
) const

returns the mono isotopic weight of the peptide

Referenced by TOPPViewBase::showSpectrumGenerationDialog().

const String& getNTerminalModification (  )  const

returns the Id of the N-term modification; an empty string is returned if none was set

Size getNumberOf ( const String residue  )  const

counts the number of occurrences of residue given by a string

AASequence getPrefix ( Size  index  )  const

returns a peptide sequence of the first index residues

const Residue& getResidue ( SignedSize  index  )  const

returns a pointer to the residue, which is at position index

const Residue& getResidue ( Size  index  )  const

returns a pointer to the residue, which is at position index

ResidueDB* getResidueDB_ (  )  const [protected]
AASequence getSubsequence ( Size  index,
UInt  number 
) const

returns a peptide sequence of number residues, beginning at position index

AASequence getSuffix ( Size  index  )  const

returns a peptide sequence of the last index residues

bool has ( const Residue residue  )  const

returns true if the peptude contains the given residue

bool has ( const String name  )  const

returns true if the peptide contains the given residue

bool hasCTerminalModification (  )  const

predicate which is true if the peptide is C-term modified

bool hasNTerminalModification (  )  const

predicate which is true if the peptide is N-term modified

bool hasPrefix ( const AASequence peptide  )  const

returns true if the peptide has the given prefix n-term mod is also checked (c-term as well, if prefix is of same length)

bool hasPrefix ( const String peptide  )  const

returns true if the peptide has the given prefix n-term mod is also checked (c-term as well, if prefix is of same length)

bool hasSubsequence ( const AASequence peptide  )  const

returns true if the peptide contains the given peptide

Note:
c-term and n-term mods are ignored
bool hasSubsequence ( const String peptide  )  const

returns true if the peptide contains the given peptide

Note:
c-term and n-term mods are ignored
bool hasSuffix ( const AASequence peptide  )  const

returns true if the peptide has the given suffix c-term mod is also checked (n-term as well, if suffix is of same length)

bool hasSuffix ( const String peptide  )  const

returns true if the peptide has the given suffix c-term mod is also checked (n-term as well, if suffix is of same length)

bool isModified (  )  const
bool isModified ( Size  index  )  const

returns true if the residue at the position is modified

bool isValid (  )  const

return true if the instance is valid

Valid means that a possible given sequence as string was successful converted into a real amino acid sequence which meaningful amino acids and modifications associated with it.

Referenced by TOPPViewBase::showSpectrumGenerationDialog().

bool operator!= ( const AASequence rhs  )  const

inequality operator

bool operator!= ( const String rhs  )  const

inequality operator given the peptide as a string

bool operator!= ( const char *  rhs  )  const

inequality operator given the peptide as string literal

AASequence operator+ ( const AASequence peptide  )  const

adds the residues of the peptide

AASequence operator+ ( const String peptide  )  const

adds the residues of the peptide, which is given as a string

AASequence operator+ ( const char *  rhs  )  const

adds the residue of the peptide, which is given as string literal

AASequence operator+ ( const Residue residue  )  const

adds the residue to the peptide; the residue must be a valid residue of the ResidueDB

AASequence& operator+= ( const AASequence  ) 

adds the residues of a peptide

AASequence& operator+= ( const String  ) 

adds the residues of a peptide, which is given as a string

AASequence& operator+= ( const char *  rhs  ) 

adds the residues of a peptide, which is given as string literal

AASequence& operator+= ( const Residue residue  ) 

adds the residue to the peptide; the residue must be a valid residue of the ResidueDB

bool operator< ( const AASequence rhs  )  const

lesser than operator which compares the C-term mods, sequence and N-term mods; can be used for maps

AASequence& operator= ( const AASequence rhs  ) 

assignment operator

bool operator== ( const char *  rhs  )  const

equality operator given the peptide as string literal

bool operator== ( const AASequence rhs  )  const

equality operator

bool operator== ( const String rhs  )  const

equality operator given the peptide as a string

const Residue& operator[] ( Size  index  )  const

returns a pointer to the residue at given position

const Residue& operator[] ( SignedSize  index  )  const

returns a pointer to the residue at given position

void parseString_ ( std::vector< const Residue * > &  sequence,
const String peptide 
) [protected]
void setCTerminalModification ( const String modification  ) 

sets the C-terminal modification

void setModification ( Size  index,
const String modification 
)

set the modification of the residue at position index

void setNTerminalModification ( const String modification  ) 

sets the N-terminal modification

bool setStringSequence ( const String sequence  ) 

sets the string of the sequence; returns true if the conversion to real AASequence was successful, false otherwise

Referenced by TOPPViewBase::showSpectrumGenerationDialog().

Size size (  )  const

returns the number of residues

Referenced by AAIndex::calculateGB().

String toString (  )  const

returns the peptide as string with modifications embedded in brackets

String toUnmodifiedString (  )  const

returns the peptide as string without any modifications


Friends And Related Function Documentation

std::ostream& operator<< ( std::ostream &  os,
const AASequence peptide 
) [friend]

writes a peptide to an output stream

std::istream& operator>> ( std::istream &  is,
const AASequence peptide 
) [friend]

reads a peptide from an input stream


Member Data Documentation

const ResidueModification* c_term_mod_ [protected]
const ResidueModification* n_term_mod_ [protected]
std::vector<const Residue *> peptide_ [protected]
String sequence_string_ [protected]
bool valid_ [protected]

OpenMS / TOPP release 1.10.0 Documentation generated on Thu Mar 7 2013 09:42:50 using doxygen 1.7.1