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ArticleGigaScience2026

METRIN-KG: A knowledge graph integrating plant metabolites, traits, and biotic interactions.

Disha Tandon, Tarcisio Mendes De Farias, Pierre-Marie Allard, Emmanuel Defossez

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Article in GigaScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Disha TandonFaculty of Science, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0005-5515-1230
Tarcisio Mendes De FariasSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Amphipôle, Quartier UNIL-Sorge, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3175-5372
Pierre-Marie AllardSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Amphipôle, Quartier UNIL-Sorge, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3389-2191
Emmanuel DefossezFaculty of Science, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3279-9190

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Horizon EuropeSwiss National Science Foundation
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Abstract

backgroundIn recent years, biodiversity data management has emerged as a critical pillar in global conservation efforts. Today, the ability to efficiently collect, structure, and analyze biodiversity data is central to breakthroughs in conservation, drug development, disease monitoring, ecological forecasting, and agri-tech innovation. However, due to the vastness and heterogeneity of biodiversity data, it is often confined to databases for specific research areas in isolated formats and disconnected from other relevant resources. Crucial components of such data in the kingdom Plantae comprise metabolomes, with the vast array of compounds produced by plants; traits, which are measurable characteristics of plants that influence their growth, survival, and reproduction and affect ecosystem processes; and biotic interactions, including relationships of plants with other living organisms, affecting the ecosystem functions.

resultsIn this work, we present METRIN-KG (MEtabolomes, TRaits, and INteractions-Knowledge Graph), a powerful data resource simplifying the integration of diverse and heterogeneous data resources such as plant metabolomes, traits, and biotic interactions.

conclusionsThe proposed knowledge graph provides an interface to interactively search for data relating to plant metabolomes, traits, and interactions. This, in turn, will facilitate the development of research questions in life sciences. In this context, we provide representative case studies on how to frame queries that can be used to search for relevant data in the knowledge graph.

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MetabolomeMetabolomicsPlantsBiodiversityEcosystembiotic interactionknowledge graphsplant metabolomesplant traits

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PMID42053508
PMCPMC13296791

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