Does BioServices support sequence alignment tools?

Yes, it provides programmatic access to sequence similarity searches like NCBI BLAST and MUSCLE alignment.

How does BioServices handle different web protocols?

BioServices transparently manages both REST and SOAP/WSDL protocols, providing a consistent Pythonic interface regardless of the underlying service architecture.

What databases are supported by the BioServices skill?

BioServices supports over 40 bioinformatics services including UniProt, KEGG, ChEMBL, PubChem, Reactome, QuickGO, and PDB.

Can I use this skill to convert protein or gene identifiers?

Yes, BioServices provides robust identifier mapping capabilities, allowing you to convert IDs between formats like UniProtKB, KEGG, Ensembl, and RefSeq.

Is BioServices suitable for drug discovery workflows?

Absolutely. It excels at searching compound databases like ChEMBL and PubChem and mapping chemical identifiers to biological pathways.

BioServices Bioinformatics

Name: BioServices Bioinformatics
Author: Activer007

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Accesses and integrates data from over 40 major bioinformatics web services and databases using a unified Python API.

概要

BioServices is a specialized Python capability designed for researchers and developers working in bioinformatics, genomics, and drug discovery. It provides programmatic access to approximately 40 essential biological web services, including UniProt, KEGG, ChEMBL, and PubChem, through a unified interface. By streamlining complex multi-database workflows, this skill enables users to map biological identifiers, analyze metabolic pathways, perform BLAST sequence searches, and retrieve protein structures. It transparently handles both REST and SOAP protocols, making it an indispensable tool for automating biological data retrieval and integration within AI-assisted coding environments.

主な機能

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Metabolic pathway discovery and interaction network extraction
Programmatic sequence analysis and BLAST search execution
Chemical compound search and cross-referencing for drug discovery
Unified access to 40+ bioinformatics databases like UniProt and KEGG
Automated biological identifier mapping across multiple databases

ユースケース

Building drug discovery pipelines by mapping compounds across ChEMBL, PubChem, and ChEBI
Automating the retrieval of protein sequences and functional annotations for batch analysis
Cross-referencing protein identifiers between UniProt, KEGG, and Ensembl for systems biology research

概要

主な機能

0 GitHub stars
Metabolic pathway discovery and interaction network extraction
Programmatic sequence analysis and BLAST search execution
Chemical compound search and cross-referencing for drug discovery
Unified access to 40+ bioinformatics databases like UniProt and KEGG
Automated biological identifier mapping across multiple databases

ユースケース

Building drug discovery pipelines by mapping compounds across ChEMBL, PubChem, and ChEBI
Automating the retrieval of protein sequences and functional annotations for batch analysis
Cross-referencing protein identifiers between UniProt, KEGG, and Ensembl for systems biology research