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URL: http://www.plantcyc.org/

Proper Citation: Plant Metabolic Network (RRID:SCR_003778)

Description: Broad network of plant metabolic pathway databases with two types of databases: a reference database called PlantCyc and single species/taxon databases, such as AraCyc. Additional external metabolic pathway databases are affiliated with the PMN. These databases remain under the autonomous control of the PMN collaborators who provide them. PMN draws upon the work of many individuals with expertise in annotating genomes, generating metabolic pathway databases, curating biochemical information from the literature, and forming extensive network of collaborations with biological databases and biochemistry researchers. In addition to providing biochemical reaction diagrams, organism-specific metabolic maps, detailed descriptions of enzymes and pathways, and links to other resources, the PMN website houses tutorials to help guide teachers and students as they learn more about the valuable bioinformatic data and analysis tools that are crucial elements of modern biological research. Please help expand the content of the PMN databases, including AraCyc and PlantCyc! Any and all new data submissions related to plant biochemical pathways are welcomed. You can also correct an existing pathway. The PMN has several tools available for analyzing the data presented in PlantCyc and the other species-specific metabolic databases. You may browse the pathway ontology, compound ontology, and enzyme commission ontology. *PlantCyc: a comprehensive plant biochemical pathway database, containing curated information from the literature and computational analyses about the genes, enzymes, compounds, reactions, and pathways involved in primary and secondary metabolism. It provides access to manually curated or reviewed information about shared and unique metabolic pathways present in over 350 plant species. * AraCyc: provides access to manually curated or reviewed information about metabolic pathways for the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The pathways may be unique to Arabidopsis or shared with other organisms. Data from gene expression, proteomic, and metabolomic experiments in Arabidopsis can be overlaid on a metabolic pathway map using the OMICS Viewer. * PoplarCyc: provides access to manually curated or reviewed information about metabolic pathways for the model tree Populus trichocarpa and a few other related Populus species and hybrids. The pathways may be unique to poplar or shared with other organisms. Data from gene expression, proteomic, and metabolomic experiments in poplar can be overlaid on a metabolic pathway map using the OMICS Viewer.

Abbreviations: PMN

Resource Type: data analysis service, data or information resource, analysis service resource, data repository, portal, topical portal, storage service resource, service resource, ontology, database, training resource, image collection, production service resource, controlled vocabulary

Defining Citation: PMID:20522724

Keywords: metabolism, plant metabolism, metabolic pathway, gene, protein, compound, pathway, enzyme, biochemical reaction, metabolic map, reaction