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PhenoMeNal: processing and analysis of metabolomics data in the cloud
Kristian Peters1, James Bradbury2, Sven Bergmann3,4
1Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Stress and Developmental Biology, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Gigascience
|December 12, 2018
Summary
PhenoMeNal offers a cloud-based solution for metabolomics data analysis, integrating diverse tools into reproducible workflows. This platform enhances accessibility and interoperability for researchers in biological and biomedical domains.
Area of Science:
- * Computational Biology
- * Bioinformatics
- * Systems Biology
Background:
- * Metabolomics involves the comprehensive study of small molecules to understand organism metabolism.
- * The field is expanding rapidly with diverse applications in biomedical and biotechnological domains.
- * Computational intensity necessitates open data formats, repositories, and analysis tools, yet current methods are often incompatible.
Purpose of the Study:
- * To present PhenoMeNal, an advanced Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution for metabolomics data analysis.
- * To provide a cloud-based platform that integrates and harmonizes existing open-source tools.
- * To enable workflow-oriented, interoperable, reproducible, and shareable metabolomics data analysis.
Main Methods:
- * PhenoMeNal integrates open-source metabolomics tools packaged as Docker containers.
- * Deployment is managed via a Kubernetes orchestration framework.
- * Standardized analysis workflows are provided through user interfaces like Galaxy and Jupyter.
Main Results:
- * PhenoMeNal offers a scalable cloud e-infrastructure for metabolomics data analysis.
- * It harmonizes software installation and configuration, providing ready-to-use scientific workflows.
- * The platform ensures reproducible, shareable, and interoperable data analysis through standard formats and versioning.
Conclusions:
- * PhenoMeNal serves as a crucial solution for cloud e-infrastructures in metabolomics research.
- * It delivers accessible, user-friendly web interfaces adaptable to various cloud environments.
- * The platform facilitates workflow-driven, reproducible, and shareable metabolomics analysis, applicable to other 'omics domains.
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