A Bayesian method for identifying missing enzymes in predicted metabolic pathway databases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The PathoLogic program constructs Pathway/Genome databases by using a genome's annotation to predict the set of metabolic pathways present in an organism. PathoLogic determines the set of reactions composing those pathways from the enzymes annotated in the organism's genome. Most annotation efforts fail to assign function to 40-60% of sequences. In addition, large numbers of sequences may have non-specific annotations (e.g., thiolase family protein). Pathway holes occur when a genome appears to lack the enzymes needed to catalyze reactions in a pathway. If a protein has not been assigned a specific function during the annotation process, any reaction catalyzed by that protein will appear as a missing enzyme or pathway hole in a Pathway/Genome database.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Green ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC446185 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature