List of Standard File Endings

Sednterp uses conventions for the three letter file ending for the various files important to the program.

*.ini Initialization file. Sednterp saves initialization data in Sednterp.ini found in the windows subdirectory. This initialization is necessary for Sednterp to run properly: most especially for initializing default directories

*.mdb Microsoft Access database file. The Phyconst.mdb database contains the interpolating database and is essential for Sednterp operation. Other databases contain experimental, sample, buffer, and results data in database files with multiple tables. These files can be created using Sednterp

*.seq Sequence file. These files contain a string of amino acid codes that describe the primary structure of a protein. The codes may be one letter or three letter codes. Sednterp does not automatically determine whether one or three letter codes are being used; the user must first enter that choice on the Sample Composition form for proper file reading.

*.smp Sample composition files. These files contain only the total number of each amino acid or conjugate in a sample.

*.buf Buffer composition file. These files contain the name and concentration of buffer components.