Title
The biodegradation network, a new scenario for computational systems biology research
Abstract
The study of the global properties of complex metabolic networks in organisms such as E. coli and Yeast has become a priority in the new area of Computational Systems Biology, leading to the first models about the organization and evolution of these networks. Here we propose the analysis of biodegradation networks as an alternative to this, now classical, studies of metabolic networks. The biodegradation reactions carried out by communities of bacteria in contaminated environments offer interesting computational and biological advantages and challenges. Here we first describe our preliminary results on the analysis of the systems properties of the biodegradation network and the comparison with the other metabolic networks, and second describe the computational developments necessary for the analysis of the information. In particular we introduce the MetaRouter system, as an integrated information system for Biodegradation. Furthermore we describe the current work for improving the system with an alternative enzyme-centric view and new rule-based systems for the prediction of the capacity of biological systems to degrade new chemical compounds.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1007/978-3-540-25974-9_23
CMSB
Keywords
Field
DocType
metabolic network,complex metabolic network,computational systems biology research,biodegradation reaction,integrated information system,metarouter system,new scenario,new rule-based system,biological system,biodegradation network,new chemical compound,new area,rule based system,biological systems,computational systems biology,enzyme
Biodegradation,Computer science,Biotechnology,Biochemical engineering,Metabolic network,Integrated information system,Enzyme Commission,Theoretical computer science,Modelling biological systems
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
3082
0302-9743
3-540-25375-0
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
2
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Florencio Pazos129130.33
David Guijas271.16
Manuel Gómez341.12
Almudena Trigo420.72
Victor De Lorenzo5324.12
Alfonso Valencia62577322.43