|Description||The KEGG resource for deciphering the genome.|
|Research center||Kyoto University| |Primary citation||Kanehisa
& al. (2004)| KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) is
a collection of online databases dealing with genomes, enzymatic
pathways, and biological chemicals. The PATHWAY database records
networks of molecular interactions in the cells, and variants of
them specific to particular organisms. Since July 2011, KEGG
switched to a subscription model, and access via FTP is no
longer free. The KEGG, the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and
Genomes, was initiated by the Japanese human genome
programme[vague] in 1995. According to the developers they
consider KEGG to be a "computer representation" of the
biological system. The KEGG database can be utilized for
modeling and simulation, browsing and retrieval of data. It is a
part of the systems biology approach. KEGG maintains five main
databases: KEGG connects known information on molecular
interaction networks, such as pathways and complexes (