BiGG Download Model
Download a complete FBA-ready COBRA metabolic model from BiGG. Unlike BiGG_get_model (which returns only metadata counts), this returns the full constraint-based model ready for flux balance analysis (FBA): every reaction with its flux lower_bound/upper_bound and objective_coefficient, every metabolite with stoichiometry, all gene-protein-reaction associations, and compartments. The default JSON format returns the parsed COBRA model dict (loadable by COBRApy via cobra.io.load_json_model); forma…
Overview
Download a complete FBA-ready COBRA metabolic model from BiGG. Unlike BiGG_get_model (which returns only metadata counts), this returns the full constraint-based model ready for flux balance analysis (FBA): every reaction with its flux lower_bound/upper_bound and objective_coefficient, every metabolite with stoichiometry, all gene-protein-reaction associations, and compartments. The default JSON format returns the parsed COBRA model dict (loadable by COBRApy via cobra.io.load_json_model); format='sbml' returns the raw SBML/XML text. Use for: building and running FBA / FVA / gene knockout simulations, extracting the stoichiometric matrix, retrieving objective (biomass) reactions. Example model IDs: 'e_coli_core' (95 reactions, 72 metabolites, core E. coli), 'iJO1366' (full E. coli K-12), 'iMM904' (S. cerevisiae), 'Recon3D' (human).
Schema
JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.
Examples (1)
Default BiGG Download Model call
Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.
Identifiers
- Catalog ID
- tu_BiGG_download_model
- Tool name
- BiGG_download_model
- Added
- 2026-07-29 18:13Z
- Tags
- tooluniverse