To facilitate such efforts this document provides a list of all the name-value pairs associated with the input variables for each program. Future development efforts will refrain from changing these parameters unless absolutely necessary.
MS-Fit | MS-Tag | MS-Seq | MS-Edman | Default Value | Valid Values | MS-Digest | MS-Product | MS-Comp | DB-Stat | MS-Isotope | FA-Index |
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msparams_dir | msparams_dir | msparams_dir | msparams_dir | (UNIX) \ (Windows) | directory name | msparams_dir | msparams_dir | msparams_dir | msparams_dir | msparams_dir | msparams_dir |
seqdb_dir | seqdb_dir | seqdb_dir | seqdb_dir | seqdb/ (UNIX) seqdb\ (Windows) | directory name | seqdb_dir | n/a | n/a | seqdb_dir | n/a | seqdb_dir |
res_msfit_dir | res_msfit_dir | res_msfit_dir | res_msfit_dir | results_msfit/ (UNIX) results_msfit\ (Windows) | directory name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | res_msfit_dir |
n/a | res_mstag_dir | res_mstag_dir | res_mstag_dir | results_mstag/ (UNIX) results_mstag\ (Windows) | directory name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | res_mstag_dir |
n/a | res_msseq_dir | res_msseq_dir | res_msseq_dir | results_msseq/ (UNIX) results_msseq\ (Windows) | directory name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | res_msseq_dir |
res_msedman_dir | res_msedman_dir | res_msedman_dir | res_msedman_dir | results_msedman/ (UNIX) results_msedman\ (Windows) | directory name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | res_msedman_dir |
database | database | database | database | NCBInr.7.7.96 | valid prefixes: Genpept, gen,
SwissProt, swp, Owl, owl, NCBInr, nr, dbEST,
dbest, DA, DN, PA, PN Unknome in MS-Tag | database | n/a | n/a | database | n/a | database |
instrument_name | instrument_name | instrument_name | n/a | "" | valid text strings defined in instrument.txt | instrument_name | instrument_name | instrument_name | n/a | n/a | n/a |
dna_frame_translation | dna_frame_translation | dna_frame_translation | dna_frame_translation | 3 | 6, 3, -3, 1, -1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
results_from_file | results_from_file | results_from_file | results_from_file | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | results_from_file |
input_program_name | input_program_name | input_program_name | input_program_name | msfit | msfit, mstag, msedman | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | input_program_name |
input_filename | input_filename | input_filename | input_filename | "" | text | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | input_filename |
indicies | indicies | n/a | indicies | "" | list of database indicies (integers) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | indicies |
accession_numbers | accession_numbers | n/a | accession_numbers | "" | list of database accession numbers | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | accession_numbers |
species | species | species | species | All | valid text strings defined in *.sp.txt or All | n/a | n/a | n/a | species | n/a | species |
prot_low_mass | prot_low_mass | prot_low_mass | prot_low_mass | 1000 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | prot_low_mass | n/a | prot_low_mass |
prot_high_mass | prot_high_mass | prot_high_mass | prot_high_mass | 100000 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | prot_high_mass | n/a | prot_high_mass |
full_mw_range | full_mw_range | full_mw_range | full_mw_range | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | full_mw_range | n/a | full_mw_range |
low_pi | low_pi | low_pi | low_pi | 3.0 | double | n/a | n/a | n/a | low_pi | n/a | low_pi |
high_pi | high_pi | high_pi | high_pi | 10.0 | double | n/a | n/a | n/a | high_pi | n/a | high_pi |
full_pi_range | full_pi_range | full_pi_range | full_pi_range | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | full_pi_range | n/a | full_pi_range |
enzyme | enzyme | enzyme | enzyme | Trypsin | valid text strings defined in enzyme.txt and combinations of these separated by / characters | enzyme | n/a | n/a | enzyme | n/a | n/a |
missed_cleavages | missed_cleavages | missed_cleavages | n/a | 1 | integer | missed_cleavages | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
cys | cys | cys | cys | acrylamide | valid text strings defined in cys.txt | cys | cys | cys | n/a | cys | n/a |
comment | comment | comment | comment | "" | text | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
results_to_file | results_to_file | results_to_file | results_to_file | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
output_filename | output_filename | output_filename | output_filename | "" | text | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | output_filename |
nterm | nterm | nterm | nterm | Hydrogen | valid text strings defined in n_terms.txt | nterm | nterm | nterm | n/a | nterm | n/a |
cterm | cterm | cterm | cterm | Free Acid | valid text strings defined in c_terms.txt | cterm | cterm | cterm | n/a | cterm | n/a |
max_reported_hits | max_reported_hits | max_reported_hits | max_reported_hits | 50 | integer | n/a | n/a | max_reported_hits | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | max_hits | max_hits | n/a | 200 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
parent_mass_convert | parent_mass_convert | parent_mass_convert | parent_mass_convert | monoisotopic | monoisotopic average Par(mi)Frag(av) Par(av)Frag(mi) | parent_mass_convert | parent_mass_convert | parent_mass_convert | n/a | n/a | n/a |
parent_mass_tolerance | parent_mass_tolerance | parent_mass_tolerance | parent_mass_tolerance | 0.5 | double | n/a | n/a | parent_mass_tolerance | n/a | n/a | n/a |
tolerance_units | tolerance_units | tolerance_units | tolerance_units | Da | Da, %, ppm, mmu | n/a | n/a | tolerance_units | n/a | n/a | n/a |
parent_shift_type | parent_shift_type | n/a | n/a | +/- | +/-, =/+/-, =/+, =/- | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
parent_shift | parent_shift | n/a | n/a | 130.1 | double | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
parent_masses | n/a | n/a | parent_masses | NULL | 2 column table listing of doubles (mass-m/z) and integers (charge) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
average_to_mono_convert | n/a | n/a | n/a | NULL | list of 0's and 1's 0 = monoisotopic 1 = average | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
mod_AA | n/a | n/a | n/a | None Defined |
Peptide N-terminal Gln to pyroGlu Oxidation of M Protein N-terminus Acetylated User Defined 1 Acrylamide Modified Cys | mod_AA | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
user1_name | n/a | n/a | n/a | "" | valid text strings defined in usermod.txt | user1_name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
min_parent_ion_matches | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
min_matches | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
mowse_on | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
mowse_pfactor | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.4 | double | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | fragment_masses | fragment_masses | n/a | NULL | 2 column table listing of doubles (mass-m/z) and integers (charge) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
search_type | search_type | n/a | n/a | identity | MS-Tag: identity or
valid text strings defined in homology.txt MS-Seq: no errors, high mass error, low mass error, middle masses error, parent mass | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
params_at_end | params_at_end | params_at_end | params_at_end | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | ion_type | n/a | b | a,b,c,y | n/a | it | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | it | n/a | n/a | None Defined | a,a-H2O,a-NH3,a-H3PO4, b,b-H2O,b-NH3,b+H2O, b-H3PO4,b-SOCH4, y,y-H2O,y-NH3,y-H3PO4,y-SOCH4, MH+,c,B,n,h,P,S,I,N,C | n/a | it | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | max_num_unused_ions | n/a | n/a | 0 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | fragment_mass_tolerance | n/a | n/a | 1.0 | double | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | star_ions_off | fragment_mass_tolerance | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | comp_ion | comp_ion | n/a | None Defined | regular expression | n/a | n/a | comp_ion | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | parent_mass | parent_mass | n/a | 1000.0 | double | n/a | n/a | parent_mass | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | parent_charge | parent_charge | n/a | 1 | integer | n/a | n/a | parent_charge | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | mutation_matrix_off | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | aa_exclude | n/a | n/a | "" | text string containing the following characters A,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,K,L,M, N,P,Q,R,S,T,V,W,Y | n/a | n/a | aa_exclude | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | aa_add | n/a | n/a | "" | m,q,h,s,t,y,u | n/a | n/a | aa_add | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | user_aa_c | n/a | n/a | 2 | integer | user_aa_c | user_aa_c | user_aa_c | n/a | user_aa_c | n/a |
n/a | user_aa_h | n/a | n/a | 3 | integer | user_aa_h | user_aa_h | user_aa_h | n/a | user_aa_h | n/a |
n/a | user_aa_n | n/a | n/a | 1 | integer | user_aa_n | user_aa_n | user_aa_n | n/a | user_aa_n | n/a |
n/a | user_aa_o | n/a | n/a | 1 | integer | user_aa_o | user_aa_o | user_aa_o | n/a | user_aa_o | n/a |
n/a | user_aa_s | n/a | n/a | 0 | integer | user_aa_s | user_aa_s | user_aa_s | n/a | user_aa_s | n/a |
n/a | user_aa_p | n/a | n/a | 0 | integer | user_aa_p | user_aa_p | user_aa_p | n/a | user_aa_p | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | search_field | Sequence and Mass | Sequence Only Sequence and Mass Name Accession number Species List of Sequences | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | composition_exclude | n/a | "" | ACDEFGHIKLMNPQRSTVWY | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | combo_output | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | regular_expression | regular_expression | . | regular expression | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | regular_expressions | NULL | list of regular expressions or text strings dependent on search_field parameter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | possible_sequences | NULL | list of peptides | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | max_aa_substitutions | 0 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | dna_reading_frame | n/a | n/a | dna_reading_frame | n/a | dna_reading_frame |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | "" | protein as a text string | user_protein_sequence | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | user_protein_sequence |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | report_mult_charge | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | hide_html_links | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | hide_protein_sequence | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | hide_protein_sequence |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Index Number | Index Number Accession Number | access_method | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 80707 | integer | index_num | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | L39370 | text | accession_num | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | accession_num |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 500.0 | double | min_digest_fragment_mass | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 | integer | min_digest_fragment_length | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | use_instrument_ion_types | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0,1 | n/a | use_instrument_ion_types | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | positive integer or No Limit | n/a | max_ms_prod_charge | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | SAMPLER | A,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,K,L,M,N,P,Q R,S,T,V,W,Y,m,q,h,s,t,y,u | n/a | sequence | n/a | n/a | sequence | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Amino Acid | Amino Acid Peptide Elemental Elemental | n/a | n/a | combination_type | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Peptide Sequence | Peptide Sequence Elemental Composition | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | distribution_type | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 60 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | elem_comp_c | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 86 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | elem_comp_h | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | elem_comp_n | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | elem_comp_o | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | elem_comp_s | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | elem_comp_p | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | detailed_report | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | create_database_indicies |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | create_sub_database |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | .sub | text | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | sub_database_id |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | "" | text | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | name_field |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | create_user_database |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | start_index_number |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | integer | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | end_index_number |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | all_indicies |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | dna_to_protein |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0, 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | delete_dna_database |