Visualizing Metabolic Pathways and Simulation Results

Metabolic reactions are transformations of chemical substances, from reactants to products, usually catalyzed by enzymes [BDS04]. These reactions can form a huge network of complex interconnected reactions. A metabolic pathway is a subset of such networks and aimed at performing a highly specialized task. Metabolism is a universal and important function of all living organisms, where nutrients from the environment are converted into constituents of the organism’s cellular growth process. Visualization of metabolic networks plays a key role in the development of integrative biology, integrative bioinformatics and systems biology [SH07].