KEGG Get Brite Hierarchy
Get the full hierarchical classification tree for a specific KEGG BRITE hierarchy in JSON format. Returns a nested tree structure where each node has a 'name' field and optionally a 'children' array of sub-nodes. This is extremely useful for functional classification of genes, proteins, enzymes, transporters, receptors, etc. Common hierarchies: 'ko01000' (Enzymes by EC number), 'ko01001' (Protein kinases), 'ko01002' (Peptidases and inhibitors), 'ko02000' (Transporters), 'ko03000' (Transcription…
Overview
Get the full hierarchical classification tree for a specific KEGG BRITE hierarchy in JSON format. Returns a nested tree structure where each node has a 'name' field and optionally a 'children' array of sub-nodes. This is extremely useful for functional classification of genes, proteins, enzymes, transporters, receptors, etc. Common hierarchies: 'ko01000' (Enzymes by EC number), 'ko01001' (Protein kinases), 'ko01002' (Peptidases and inhibitors), 'ko02000' (Transporters), 'ko03000' (Transcription factors), 'ko04030' (GPCRs), 'ko04040' (Ion channels), 'ko04050' (Cytokine receptors), 'ko04090' (CD molecules), 'ko01504' (Antimicrobial resistance genes), 'ko03200' (Viral proteins). The tree can be very large (e.g., ko00001 has thousands of entries).
Schema
JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.
Examples (1)
Default KEGG Get Brite Hierarchy call
Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.
Identifiers
- Catalog ID
- tu_KEGG_get_brite_hierarchy
- Tool name
- KEGG_get_brite_hierarchy
- Added
- 2026-04-30 22:47Z
- Tags
- tooluniverse