001package org.biopax.paxtools.model.level3;
002
003/**
004 * <b>Definition:</b> A conversion in which a pool of macromolecules are degraded into their elementary
005 * units.
006 *
007 * Usage: This conversion always has a direction of left-to-right and is irreversible. Degraded
008 * molecules are always represented on the left, degradation products on the right.
009 *
010 * Comments: Degradation is a complex abstraction over multiple reactions. Although it obeys law of
011 * mass conservation and stoichiometric, the products are rarely specified since they are
012 * ubiquitous.
013 *
014 * Example:  Degradation of a protein to amino acids.
015 */
016public interface Degradation extends Conversion
017{
018
019}