KEGG BRITE: a new addition to KEGG for managing and using functional hierarchies of biological systems


Goto Susumu
(Kyoto University)

KEGG BRITE is a collection of hierarchical classifications representing our knowledge on various aspects of biological systems. In contrast to KEGG PATHWAY, which is limited to molecular interactions and reactions, KEGG BRITE incorporates many different types of relationships. Thus, the mapping of genomic and molecular data to KEGG BRITE will supplement the current KEGG PATHWAY mapping for inferring higher-order functions.