LOTUS

LOTUS is a software tool designed to help researchers manage and analyze data related to natural products. It uses advanced bioinformatics and chemoinformatics techniques to organize and share information about molecules and their relationship with living organisms. By consolidating and sharing this information through an open platform, LOTUS aims to improve data access and interoperability, making it easier for researchers to find and use relevant information. LOTUS data is currently being shared on Wikidata and can be accessed at lotus.naturalproducts.net. Embedding LOTUS data into the Wikidata knowledge graph allows researchers to discover new biological and chemical insights. Overall, LOTUS represents an important step forward in creating a more comprehensive and collaborative natural products knowledge base.

Topic

Cheminformatics;Biochemistry;Taxonomy;Molecular biology;Toxicology

Detail

  • Operation: Visualisation;Database search;Data retrieval;Deposition

  • Software interface: Database portal

  • Language: JavaScript

  • License: The MIT License

  • Cost: Free with restrictions

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  • Contact: Jonathan Bisson research@bjonnh.net ,Pierre-Marie Allard pierre-marie.allard@unifr.ch ,Adriano Rutz rutz@imsb.biol.ethz.ch

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Publications

  • The LOTUS initiative for open knowledge management in natural products research.
  • Rutz A, et al. The LOTUS initiative for open knowledge management in natural products research. The LOTUS initiative for open knowledge management in natural products research. 2022; 11:(unknown pages). doi: 10.7554/eLife.70780
  • https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.70780
  • PMID: 35616633
  • PMC: PMC9135406

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