let seq al =
let n = String.length al.seq in
if n = 0 then None
else
let l_seq = l_seq al in
let r = String.make l_seq ' ' in
for i = 0 to n - 1 do
let c = int_of_char al.seq.[i] in
r.[2 * i] <- char_of_seq_code (c lsr 4) ;
if 2 * i + 1 < l_seq then r.[2 * i + 1] <- char_of_seq_code (c land 0xf) ;
done ;
Some r