FBA-SimVis: interactive visualization of constraint-based metabolic models

Bioinformatics. 2009 Oct 15;25(20):2755-7. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp408. Epub 2009 Jul 3.

Abstract

FBA-SimVis is a VANTED plug-in for the constraint-based analysis of metabolic models with special focus on the visual exploration of metabolic flux data resulting from model analysis. The program provides a user-friendly environment for model reconstruction, constraint-based model analysis, and interactive visualization of the simulation results. With the ability to quantitatively analyse metabolic fluxes in an interactive and visual manner, FBA-SimVis supports a comprehensive understanding of constraint-based metabolic flux models in both overview and detail.

Availability: Software with manual and tutorials are freely available at http://fbasimvis.ipk-gatersleben.de/

MeSH terms

  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways*
  • Models, Biological
  • Software*
  • User-Computer Interface