lib/bio/util/restriction_enzyme/single_strand.rb in bio-1.3.1 vs lib/bio/util/restriction_enzyme/single_strand.rb in bio-1.4.0

@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@
   # * Array
   #
   # *Returns*:: nothing
   def initialize( sequence, *c )
     c.flatten! # if an array was supplied as an argument
-    validate_args(sequence, c)
-    sequence.downcase!
+  # NOTE t| 2009-09-19 commented out for library efficiency
+    # validate_args(sequence, c)
+    sequence = sequence.downcase
     
     if sequence =~ re_cut_symbol
       @cut_locations_in_enzyme_notation = CutLocationsInEnzymeNotation.new( strip_padding(sequence) )
     else
       @cut_locations_in_enzyme_notation = CutLocationsInEnzymeNotation.new( c )