rBioNet: A COBRA toolbox extension for reconstructing high-quality biochemical networks
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MOTIVATION Genome-scale metabolic networks are widely used in systems biology. However, to date no freely available tool exists that ensures quality control during the reconstruction process. RESULTS Here, we present a COBRA toolbox extension, rBioNet, enabling the construction of publication-level biochemical networks while enforcing necessary quality control measures. rBioNet has an intuitive user interface facilitating the reconstruction process for novices and experts. AVAILABILITY The rBioNet is freely available from http://opencobra.sourceforge.net.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Bioinformatics
دوره 27 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011