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FindPrimaryPairs: An efficient algorithm for predicting element-transferring reactant/product pairs in metabolic networks.

ABSTRACT: The metabolism of individual organisms and biological communities can be viewed as a network of metabolites connected to each other through chemical reactions. In metabolic networks, chemical reactions transform reactants into products, thereby transferring elements between these metabolites. Knowledge of how elements are transferred through reactant/product pairs allows for the identification of primary compound connections through a metabolic network. However, such information is not readily available and is often challenging to obtain for large reaction databases or genome-scale metabolic models. In this study, a new algorithm was developed for automatically predicting the element-transferring reactant/product pairs using the limited information available in the standard representation of metabolic networks. The algorithm demonstrated high efficiency in analyzing large datasets and provided accurate predictions when benchmarked with manually curated data. Applying the algorithm to the visualization of metabolic networks highlighted pathways of primary reactant/product connections and provided an organized view of element-transferring biochemical transformations. The algorithm was implemented as a new function in the open source software package PSAMM in the release v0.30 (https://zhanglab.github.io/psamm/).

SUBMITTER: Steffensen JL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5814024 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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FindPrimaryPairs: An efficient algorithm for predicting element-transferring reactant/product pairs in metabolic networks.

Steffensen Jon Lund JL Dufault-Thompson Keith K Zhang Ying Y

PloS one 20180215 2

The metabolism of individual organisms and biological communities can be viewed as a network of metabolites connected to each other through chemical reactions. In metabolic networks, chemical reactions transform reactants into products, thereby transferring elements between these metabolites. Knowledge of how elements are transferred through reactant/product pairs allows for the identification of primary compound connections through a metabolic network. However, such information is not readily a ...[more]

PMID: 29447218

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FindPrimaryPairs: An efficient algorithm for predicting element-transferring reactant/product pairs in metabolic networks.

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FindPrimaryPairs: An efficient algorithm for predicting element-transferring reactant/product pairs in metabolic networks.

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