Package org.biopax.paxtools.model.level3

Interface Degradation

All Superinterfaces:
BioPAXElement, Cloneable, Conversion, Entity, Interaction, Level3Element, Named, Observable, Process, Serializable, XReferrable
All Known Implementing Classes:
DegradationImpl
public interface Degradation extends Conversion
Definition: A conversion in which a pool of macromolecules are degraded into their elementary units. Usage: This conversion always has a direction of left-to-right and is irreversible. Degraded molecules are always represented on the left, degradation products on the right. Comments: Degradation is a complex abstraction over multiple reactions. Although it obeys law of mass conservation and stoichiometric, the products are rarely specified since they are ubiquitous. Example: Degradation of a protein to amino acids.