SpiderMass

SpiderMass generates semantic chemical databases, identifies metabolites, and performs de novo molecular formula generation to support metabolomics and chemoinformatics analyses.


Key Features:

  • Semantic Chemical Database Generation: Creates semantically annotated chemical databases to enable enriched querying and data retrieval.
  • Metabolite Identification: Identifies metabolites from complex datasets using pattern recognition and matching algorithms.
  • De Novo Formula Generation: Produces plausible molecular formulas from empirical data to support novel compound discovery.
  • Machine Learning and Advanced Algorithms: Applies advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques for data analysis and pattern discovery.
  • Scalability: Handles large datasets for high-throughput chemoinformatics workflows.
  • Integration Capability: Enables integration with other bioinformatics tools and chemical databases.

Scientific Applications:

  • Metabolomics Research: Aids identification and characterization of metabolites in metabolic profiling studies.
  • Drug Discovery: Supports chemical database generation and formula prediction to inform lead identification and compound characterization.
  • Environmental Chemistry: Facilitates analysis of environmental samples for pollutant identification and metabolic pathway elucidation.

Methodology:

Uses advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques, including pattern recognition and matching algorithms, to generate semantic chemical databases, identify metabolites, and perform de novo formula generation from empirical data.

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Details

Tool Type:
command-line tool, desktop application
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Programming Languages:
C++, Python, C
Added:
1/17/2017
Last Updated:
11/25/2024

Operations

Publications

Winkler R. SpiderMass: Semantic database creation and tripartite metabolite identification strategy. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 2015;50(3):538-541. doi:10.1002/jms.3559. PMID:25800189.

PMID: 25800189
Funding: - CONACyT: I0017/CB‐2010‐01/151596

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Software catalogue
http://ms-utils.org