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MetaCyc Get Reaction

Get reaction details from MetaCyc by reaction ID. Returns reaction information including substrates, products, enzymes, and URL to reaction page. Note: requires a free BioCyc account (https://biocyc.org/register.shtml); returns auth error without BIOCYC_API_KEY.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 100msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 100ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "operation": {
      "const": "get_reaction",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "reaction_id": {
      "description": "MetaCyc reaction ID (e.g., RXN-14500)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "reaction_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default MetaCyc Get Reaction call

public-safeinput

{
  "reaction_id": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_MetaCyc_get_reaction
Tool name: MetaCyc_get_reaction
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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