METHOD, SYSTEM, AND KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY FOR IDENTIFYING A SECONDARY METABOLITE FROM A MICROORGANISM

摘要

The invention relates to a method and system for identifying a secondar y metabolite synthesized by a target gene cluster within a microorganism. A putative or confirmed function is attributed to a gene within the gene cluster, and an extract from the microorganism is obtained which is suspected to contain the secondary metabolite synthesized by the gene cluster. The extract is then assessed for chemical, physical or biological properties, and the metabolite is identified and optionally isolated. Further, the invention provides a knowledge repository in which gene cluster information is linked to secondary metaboli te production data. The invention further relates to a graphical user interface for accessing the knowledge repository, and a memory for storing data, having a data structure that is stored in the memory.