NAME

Bio::Structure::Chain - Bioperl structure Object, describes a chain

SYNOPSIS

  #add synopsis here

DESCRIPTION

This object stores a Bio::Structure::Chain

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AUTHOR - Kris Boulez

Email kris.boulez@algonomics.com

APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

new()

 Title   : new()
 Usage   : $struc = Bio::Structure::Chain->new( 
                                           -id  => 'human_id',
                                           -accession_number => 'AL000012',
                                           );

 Function: Returns a new Bio::Structure::Chain object from basic 
        constructors. Probably most called from Bio::Structure::IO.
 Returns : a new Bio::Structure::Chain object

residue()

 Title   : residue 
 Usage   : 
 Function:  nothing usefull untill I get symbolic references to do what I want
 Returns : 
 Args    : 

add_residue()

 Title   : add_residue
 Usage   : 
 Function: nothing usefull untill I get symbolic references to do what I want
 Returns : 
 Args    : 

model()

 Title   : model
 Usage   : 
 Function: nothing usefull untill I get symbolic references to do what I want
 Returns : 
 Args    : 

id()

 Title   : id
 Usage   : $chain->id("chain B")
 Function: Gets/sets the ID for this chain
 Returns : the ID
 Args    : the ID

_remove_residues()

 Title   : _remove_residues
 Usage   : 
 Function: 
 Returns : 
 Args    : 

_remove_model()

 Title   : _remove_model
 Usage   : 
 Function: Removes the Model this Chain is atttached to.
 Returns : 
 Args    : 

_grandparent()

 Title   : _grandparent
 Usage   : 
 Function: get/set a symbolic reference to our grandparent
 Returns : 
 Args    : 

cpanm Bio::Seq

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Bio::Seq