Provides an ordered list of possible genetic codes. Allows for a lightweight, readable implementation.

typedef enum BCGeneticCodeName { 
    BCUniversalCode = 1, 
    BCVertebrateMitochondrial = 2  
} BCGeneticCodeName;  

A list of hydropathy types, for calculating hydropathy values

typedef enum BCHydropathyType { 
    BCKyteDoolittle = 1, 
    BCHoppWoods = 2 
} BCHydropathyType;  

Constants

BCKyteDoolittle

BCHoppWoods

A list of mass types, for calculating molecular masses

typedef enum BCMassType { 
    BCMonoisotopic = 1, 
    BCAverage = 2 
} BCMassType;  

Constants

BCMonoisotopic

BCAverage

A list of secondary structure types, for readability

typedef enum BCSecondaryStructureType { 
    BCAnyStructure = 0, 
    BCHelix = 1, 
    BCSheet = 2, 
    BCTurn = 3 
} BCSecondaryStructureType;  

Constants

BCAnyStructure

something we haven't thought of yet

BCHelix

Alpha helix

BCSheet

Beta sheet

BCTurn

Turn

A list of sequence types, for readability

typedef enum BCSequenceType { 
    BCSequenceTypeOther = 0, 
    BCSequenceTypeDNA = 1, 
    BCSequenceTypeRNA = 2, 
    BCSequenceTypeProtein = 3, 
    BCSequenceTypeCodon = 4 
} BCSequenceType;  

Constants

BCSequenceTypeOther

something we haven't thought of yet

BCSequenceTypeDNA

DNA

BCSequenceTypeRNA

RNA

BCSequenceTypeProtein

Protein

BCSequenceTypeCodon

Codon

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Last Updated: Wednesday, October 01, 2008