MFAML: a standard data structure for representing and exchanging metabolic flux models

Bioinformatics. 2005 Aug 1;21(15):3329-30. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti502. Epub 2005 May 19.

Abstract

Summary: MFAML is a standard data structure designed for the formal representation and effective exchange of metabolic flux models. It allows for the explicit description of stationary states of a metabolic system by defining environmental/genetic conditions of the system, e.g. flux measurements, balancing constraints and physiological objectives as well as basic information on metabolites and reactions. In addition, a library of MFAML comprising a model parser and a converter provides an open framework for establishing the pipeline from metabolic modeling to metabolic flux analysis.

Availability: MFAML (version 1) is fully described and available at http://mbel.kaist.ac.kr/mfaml/.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Database Management Systems*
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / methods*
  • Metabolism / physiology*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Proteome / metabolism*
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • Proteome