Table 2.
Examples of useful internet databases of biochemical reactions, metabolic pathways, and microbial genomes.
| Database | Application | Internet URL |
|---|---|---|
| KEGG. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes | Very useful database with detailed information of enzymes, pathway reactions and compounds | http://www.genome.jp/kegg/ |
| The Model SEED | Very useful database where complete genome scale models can be downloaded | http://seed-viewer.theseed.org/seedviewer.cgi?page=ModelView |
| NCBI. National Center for Biotechnology Information | Detailed information about literature, genomes, genes, proteins and compounds | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ |
| BRENDA | Specific detailed information on enzymes and reactions | http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/ |
| Metacyc | Specific detailed information of pathways and reactions | http://metacyc.org/ |
| GOLD, Genomes On Line Database | Specific detailed information of genomes, genes | http://www.genomesonline.org/ |
| BioModels database | Curated models of biological systems | http://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels-main/ |
| BiGG database | Curated genome scale models | http://bigg.ucsd.edu/ |