molsysmt.element.group.saccharide.is_saccharide

molsysmt.element.group.saccharide.is_saccharide(name)

Check whether a group name corresponds to a saccharide (sugar) residue.

Parameters:

name (str) – Residue or group name as stored in the topology (e.g. 'BGLU', 'FUC', 'MAN').

Returns:

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

Return type:

bool

Notes

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

Added in version 1.0.0.