moltools / moltools/RetroMol-GUI

Need protective namespace for common (proteinogenic) amino acids

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  • #19 by @davidmeijer — merged
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Description

Right now display names for motifs are auto-generated as first three capitalized alphanumeric characters of the full name. This can lead to confusing abbreviations, like MET for METhylation and ASP for both ASParagine and ASPartic acid. We need to create a protected namespace for proteinogenic amino acids and make sure other motifs will not have those three-letter abbreviations.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing merged pull request #19 and then locate the code that auto-generates motif display names. Confirm how proteinogenic amino acids are represented and ensure their three-letter abbreviations cannot be assigned to other motifs; add or update coverage for the collision cases described in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
bioinformatics, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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