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BiGG Get Metabolite

Get detailed metabolite information including formula, compartments, and database cross-references. Query from specific model or universal database. Returns metabolite names, formulas, compartment locations, and links to KEGG, MetaCyc, HMDB, ChEBI. Shows which models contain this metabolite. Use for: compound identification, formula lookup, database integration, metabolite annotation. Essential for understanding metabolic networks.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 90msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 90ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "metabolite_id": {
      "description": "Required: BiGG metabolite ID (e.g., 'g3p_c' with compartment, or 'g3p' without)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "model_id": {
      "default": "universal",
      "description": "Model ID or 'universal' for universal metabolite database",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "operation": {
      "description": "Operation type",
      "enum": [
        "get_metabolite"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "operation",
    "metabolite_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default BiGG Get Metabolite call

public-safeinput

{
  "metabolite_id": "",
  "operation": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_BiGG_get_metabolite
Tool name: BiGG_get_metabolite
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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