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}