FAMetA (version 0.1.7)

readfadatafile: read FA data from a csv file.

Description

First rows must contain metadata information such as sample groups (row named sampletype) and any other extra information like protein levels for external normalization. Then, the following row must contain a Compound and Label columns followed by all sample names. FA names must be unique and omega series must be indicated (i.e. FA(20:4)n3, FA(24:1)n9, FA(16:0)). Unknown FA series can be named as nx, ny, nz to differentiate between isomers. Labels must be specified with integer numbers for 0 to maximum number of carbons.

Usage

readfadatafile(file, sep = ",", dec = ".")

Value

fadata.

Arguments

file

csv file name.

sep

column delimiter.

dec

character used for decimal points.

Author

M Isabel Alcoriza-Balaguer <[e-mail]>

Details

read FA data from a csv file.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
fadata <- readfadatafile("externafadata.csv", sep=",", dec=".")
}