# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Tue Mar 17 18:56:43 2020
@author: Omid
"""
### carbohydrate.py
from .macromolecule import Macromolecule
from ..optim.variables import CarbohydrateVariable
[docs]class Carbohydrate(Macromolecule):
def __init__(self, composition, mass_ratio, id='Carbohydrate', kdeg=0, *args, **kwargs):
Macromolecule.__init__(self, id = id, kdeg=kdeg, *args, **kwargs)
self.composition = composition
self._MW = mass_ratio
[docs] def init_variable(self, queue=False):
"""
Attach a carbohydrateVariable object to the Species. Needs to have the object
attached to a model
:return:
"""
self._internal_variable = self.model.add_variable(kind=CarbohydrateVariable,
hook=self.model,
id_=self.id,
lb=0,
ub=1)
@property
[docs] def molecular_weight(self):
"""
To keep consistency
:return:
"""
return self._MW # the mass ratio in FBA biomass