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Workflow4Metabolomics: a collaborative research infrastructure for computational metabolomics.

Authors :
Giacomoni F
Le Corguillé G
Monsoor M
Landi M
Pericard P
Pétéra M
Duperier C
Tremblay-Franco M
Martin JF
Jacob D
Goulitquer S
Thévenot EA
Caron C
Source :
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) [Bioinformatics] 2015 May 01; Vol. 31 (9), pp. 1493-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Dec 19.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Summary: The complex, rapidly evolving field of computational metabolomics calls for collaborative infrastructures where the large volume of new algorithms for data pre-processing, statistical analysis and annotation can be readily integrated whatever the language, evaluated on reference datasets and chained to build ad hoc workflows for users. We have developed Workflow4Metabolomics (W4M), the first fully open-source and collaborative online platform for computational metabolomics. W4M is a virtual research environment built upon the Galaxy web-based platform technology. It enables ergonomic integration, exchange and running of individual modules and workflows. Alternatively, the whole W4M framework and computational tools can be downloaded as a virtual machine for local installation.<br />Availability and Implementation: http://workflow4metabolomics.org homepage enables users to open a private account and access the infrastructure. W4M is developed and maintained by the French Bioinformatics Institute (IFB) and the French Metabolomics and Fluxomics Infrastructure (MetaboHUB).<br />Contact: contact@workflow4metabolomics.org.<br /> (© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1367-4811
Volume :
31
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25527831
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btu813