Source code for molsysmt.element.group.saccharide.is_saccharide

from .group_names import group_names




def is_saccharide(name):
    """
    Check whether a group name corresponds to a saccharide (sugar) residue.


    Parameters
    ----------
    name : object
        Argument name.

    Returns
    -------
    bool
        True if ``name`` belongs to the set of known saccharide group names, False
        otherwise.


    Notes
    -----
    The recognised names are defined in
    ``molsysmt.element.group.saccharide.group_names``.


    .. versionadded:: 1.0.0
    """

    return name in group_names