Rapid proteolytic removal of phosphopeptides and phosphorylatable sites from proteins in rat liver cell SAP

Abstract

Some data types are so simple that they tend to be reimplemented over and over again. This is certainly true for terms, tree-like data structures that can represent prefix formulae, syntax trees, intermediate code, and more. We first describe the motivation to introduce Annotated Terms (ATerms): unifying several term formats, optimizing storage requirements by introducing maximal subterm sharing, and providing a language-neutral exchange format. Next, we present a brief overview of the ATerm technology itself and of its wide range of applications. A discussion of competing technologies and the future of ATerms concludes the paper.