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. 2021 Aug 26;31(1):47–53. doi: 10.1002/pro.4172

TABLE 1.

KEGG database contents and identifiers

Category Database Content KEGG identifier Expanded prefix
Systems information PATHWAY KEGG pathway maps map number <org>, ko/ec/rn
BRITE BRITE hierarchies and tables br/ko number <org>
MODULE

KEGG modules

Reaction modules

M number

RM number

<org>_M
Genomic information KO KO groups for functional orthologs K number
GENES Genes and proteins <org>:<entry>
GENOME KEGG organisms and viruses T number, gn:<org>
Chemical information COMPOUND Small molecules C number
GLYCAN Glycans G number
REACTION Biochemical reactions R number
RCLASS Reaction class RC number
ENZYME Enzyme nomenclature Ec:<entry>
Health information NETWORK

Network variation maps

Disease‐related network elements

nt number

N number

VARIANT Human gene variants hsa_var:<entry>
DISEASE Human diseases H number
DRUG Drugs D number
DGROUP Drug groups DG number

Abbreviations: <org>, KEGG organism code such as hsa for Homo sapiens; <entry>, entry identifier.