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COBRAxy: Constraint-based metabolic modelling in Galaxy

Lapi, Francesco
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Milazzo, Luca  
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Lin, Lihao
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December 19, 2025
Bioinformatics

Motivation Metabolic network modeling is essential for understanding metabolic shifts occurring in complex physio-pathological processes. Currently, constraint-based modeling frameworks for metabolic networks primarily rely on Python or MATLAB libraries, requiring some coding skills. In contrast, more user-friendly tools lack essential features such as flux sampling or transcriptomic data integration Results We introduce COBRAxy, a Python-based tool suite integrated into the Galaxy Project. COBRAxy enables constraint-based modeling and sampling techniques, allowing users to compute metabolic flux distributions for multiple biological samples. The tool also enables the integration of medium composition information to refine flux predictions. Additionally, COBRAxy provides a user-friendly interface for visualizing significant flux differences between populations on an enriched metabolic map. This extension provides a comprehensive and accessible framework for advanced metabolic analysis, enabling researchers without extensive programming expertise to explore complex metabolic processes. Availability COBRAxy is available in the Galaxy ToolShed https://toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/view/bimib/cobraxy/9f78303dbd88

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research article
DOI
10.1093/bioinformatics/btaf670
Author(s)
Lapi, Francesco
Milazzo, Luca  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Lin, Lihao
Rizzo, Isabella
Galuzzi, Bruno
Damiani, Chiara
Editors
Birol, Inanc
Date Issued

2025-12-19

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published in
Bioinformatics
Article Number

btaf670

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REVIEWED

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LCSB  
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December 23, 2025
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/257255
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