Kfits

Kfits analyzes and cleans kinetic measurements to detect and remove outliers and extract kinetic parameters from protein aggregation kinetics.


Key Features:

  • Outlier Detection and Removal: Identifies and eliminates noise caused by outliers in kinetic measurement datasets.
  • Versatility: Applies to protein aggregation kinetics and a broad range of other kinetic measurements with minimal adjustment.
  • Kinetic Parameter Extraction: Extracts kinetic parameters from cleaned time-course data for quantitative assessment.
  • Scalability: Supports rapid processing of large datasets for high-throughput kinetic analyses.

Scientific Applications:

  • Protein aggregation studies: Cleans and quantifies kinetics data to study protein misfolding and aggregation mechanisms.
  • Neurodegenerative disease research: Improves data quality for analyses linking protein aggregation to neurodegenerative disorders.
  • General kinetic measurement analysis: Enhances reliability of kinetic parameter estimation across diverse biochemical and biophysical experiments.

Methodology:

Implements a systematic workflow for detecting outliers and cleaning kinetic measurement data, enabling rapid processing of large datasets and application across different types of kinetic measurements.

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Details

Tool Type:
command-line tool, web application
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:
Python
Added:
6/20/2018
Last Updated:
12/10/2018

Operations

Publications

Rimon O, Reichmann D. <i>Kfits</i>: a software framework for fitting and cleaning outliers in kinetic measurements. Bioinformatics. 2017;34(1):129-130. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btx577.

Funding: - BSF: 2015056 - ISF: 1765/13 and 2629/16 - HFSP: CDA00064/2014

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