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Table 1 Tool comparison

From: FluxMap: A VANTED add-on for the visual exploration of flux distributions in biological networks

 

FluxViz [13]

fa-BINA [14]

Omix [15]

BioCyc Omics Viewer [16]

Reactome Skypainter [17]

Pathway Projector [18]

MetaFluxNet [19]

OptFlux [20]

FluxMap

import

         

  external flux data

+

+

-

+

+

+

-

-

+

  biochemical reactions

-

+

+

-

-

-

+

+

+

  substance/mass fluxes

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

+

+

access to network databases

+

+

+

+

-

-

+

 

+

network editing

+

+

+

-

-

+

+

+

+

balance validation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

visualization

         

  customization

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

+

  confidence/quality

-

-

+

-

-

-

+

+

+

exploration

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

+

other omics data

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

-

+

flux computation

-

+

+

-

-

-

+

+

-

  1. Feature overview of tools available for flux visualization in the context of networks. “+” indicates good support of the feature, “-” indicates an absent or inadequately supported feature. In conclusion, FluxMap supports a broad range of features and novel functionality for the visual exploration of flux distributions in biological networks.