Enzyme Portal
Enzyme Portal integrates publicly available enzyme-related data to provide consolidated information on small-molecule chemistry, biochemical pathways, drug compounds, disease associations, 3D protein structures, and scientific literature for studies of enzymatic function.
Key Features:
- Integrated Data Access: Aggregates and retrieves enzyme-related information for proteins with enzymatic activity from various public repositories.
- Supported Data Types: Provides access to small-molecule chemistry, biochemical pathways, drug compounds, disease information, 3D protein structures, and scientific literature.
- Biochemical Reaction Information: Includes detailed biochemical reaction information related to enzymes.
- Drug and Disease Associations: Links enzymes to potential drug compounds and related disease information.
- Structural Data: Provides access to 3D protein structures for structural analysis and modeling.
- Literature Linkage: Collates relevant scientific literature references associated with enzymes.
Scientific Applications:
- Enzymatic Activity Research: Supports study of enzyme function by supplying biochemical reaction data and protein activity records.
- Pathway Analysis: Assists exploration of biological pathways involving specific enzymes through integrated pathway data.
- Drug Discovery: Aids identification and analysis of potential drug compounds and their interactions with enzymes.
- Structural Biology: Enables structural analysis and modeling by providing 3D protein structure information.
Methodology:
No computational methods, algorithms, or processing pipelines are specified in the provided description.
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Details
- Tool Type:
- web application
- Operating Systems:
- Linux, Windows, Mac
- Added:
- 6/11/2015
- Last Updated:
- 11/25/2024
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Publications
de Matos P, Cham JA, Cao H, Alcántara R, Rowland F, Lopez R, Steinbeck C. The Enzyme Portal: a case study in applying user-centred design methods in bioinformatics. BMC Bioinformatics. 2013;14(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2105-14-103. PMID:23514033. PMCID:PMC3623738.