代謝経路における化学およびゲノム情報の統合分析のための化学構造比較法の開発

Masahiro Hattori1, Yasushi Okuno, Susumu Goto

  • 1Bioinformatics Center, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.

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まとめ

この研究は,化学構造をグラフとして表現することによって比較するための効率的なアルゴリズムを導入します. この方法は,代謝化合物を効果的にクラスター化し,化学的類似性と生物学的経路の間の関係を明らかにします.

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