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. 2016 Apr 29;44(Web Server issue):W217–W225. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkw342

Table 1. Feature summary of heterologous pathway design tools.

Tool Access Chassis Chemical transformation Thermodynamic consideration Ranking score Information given for each pathway (Ref.)
MRE Open access web server Many choices Verified KEGG reactions Boltzmann factor Fraction of conversions via normalized Boltzmann weights Required metabolites, EC numbers for enzymes, genes for foreign enzymes, reaction free energy, competing native reactions
FMM Open access web server Many choices KEGG reactions No Number of reaction steps EC numbers for enzymes, availability of each enzyme in various host organisms, suggestion for foreign enzymes (13)
PHT Open access web server Many choices KEGG reactions No Number of reaction steps EC numbers for enzymes, local and global compound similarities for each reaction step (14)
XTMS Open access web server E. coli Predicted reactions Favorability Gene scores, reaction steps, toxicity, yield, Gibbs energy Source compound for the retrosynthesis path, predicted reactions with EC numbers, genes for foreign enzymes, toxicity, production yield (9)
Metabolic tinker Open access web server No host RHEA reactions Directionality, favorability Net favorability Possible reactions for each chemical transformation step and net favorability (8)
PathPred Open access web server No host Predicted reactions No Chemical similarity Final compound of biodegradation, predicted intermediates and reactions, confidence for each predicted reaction (7)
DESHARKY Free download E. coli KEGG reactions No Growth rate Source or target compound, EC numbers for enzymes, genes for some foreign enzymes, growth rate reduction measures (10)
BNICE Closed access No host Predicted reactions No No pathway ranking 3-level EC number for each predicted chemical transformation (6)