GraphML-SBGN bidirectional converter for metabolic networks

Systems biology researchers need feasible solutions for editing and visualisation of large biological diagrams. Here, we present the ySBGN bidirectional converter that translates metabolic pathways, developed in the general-purpose yEd Graph Editor (using the GraphML format) into the Systems Biology...

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Main Authors: Balaur Irina, Roy Ludovic, Touré Vasundra, Mazein Alexander, Auffray Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jib-2022-0030
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Summary:Systems biology researchers need feasible solutions for editing and visualisation of large biological diagrams. Here, we present the ySBGN bidirectional converter that translates metabolic pathways, developed in the general-purpose yEd Graph Editor (using the GraphML format) into the Systems Biology Graphical Notation Markup Language (SBGN-ML) standard format and vice versa. We illustrate the functionality of this converter by applying it to the translation of the ReconMap resource (available in the SBGN-ML format) to the yEd-specific GraphML and back. The ySBGN tool makes possible to draw extensive metabolic diagrams in a powerful general-purpose graph editor while providing results in the standard SBGN format.
ISSN:1613-4516