alterlab-matchms

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Spectral matching and metabolite identification.

AuthorAlterLab-IEU
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Mass spectrometry workflows for metabolomics can struggle to confidently identify unknown compounds from complex spectra. This skill provides a standardized approach to compare experimental spectra to curated libraries and rank candidate metabolites for accelerated annotation.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Import spectra from common formats (MGF, MSP, mzML, JSON) and harmonize metadata for consistent comparison.
  • Compute multiple spectral similarity metrics (CosineGreedy, ModifiedCosine, NeutralLossesCosine) and combine results with optional structural fingerprints for robust identification.
  • Use cases include large-scale library matching, metabolite annotation, quality control, and cross-dataset validation in LC-MS/MS metabolomics.

Quick Start

Import your unknown spectra and a reference library, preprocess them with default filters, then run a cosine-based search to identify metabolites.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: alterlab-matchms
Download link: https://github.com/AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-Skills/archive/main.zip#alterlab-matchms

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