Hypothesis Generation
spacering-net/codeg
Structured hypothesis formulation from observations. An agent skill from spacering-net/codeg.
BRENDA Enzyme DB SOAP/REST queries: kinetic parameters (Km, Vmax, kcat, Ki), EC classes, substrate specificity, inhibitors, cofactors, organism data.
$ npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills brenda-database --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database .claude/skills/brenda-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "brenda-database" agent skill from https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills/tree/main/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database into .claude/skills/brenda-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brenda-database", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills/tree/main/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-databaseType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills brenda-database --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database .agents/skills/brenda-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "brenda-database" agent skill from https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills/tree/main/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database into .agents/skills/brenda-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brenda-database", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills brenda-database --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database .cursor/skills/brenda-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "brenda-database" agent skill from https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills/tree/main/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database into .cursor/skills/brenda-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brenda-database", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills.git --path skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills brenda-database --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database .gemini/skills/brenda-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "brenda-database" agent skill from https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills/tree/main/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database into .gemini/skills/brenda-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brenda-database", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills brenda-databaseInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database .github/skills/brenda-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "brenda-database" agent skill from https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills/tree/main/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database into .github/skills/brenda-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brenda-database", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills brenda-database --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database .opencode/skills/brenda-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "brenda-database" agent skill from https://github.com/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills/tree/main/skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database into .opencode/skills/brenda-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brenda-database", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
brenda-databaseBRENDA Enzyme DB SOAP/REST queries: kinetic parameters (Km, Vmax, kcat, Ki), EC classes, substrate specificity, inhibitors, cofactors, organism data.
Brenda Database is an agent skill from jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills. BRENDA Enzyme DB SOAP/REST queries: kinetic parameters (Km, Vmax, kcat, Ki), EC classes, substrate specificity, inhibitors, cofactors, organism data. 80K+ enzymes, 7M+ values. Free academic registration. For metabolic modeling use cobrapy-metabolic-modeling; metabolites use hmdb-database.
Its SKILL.md is about 4.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Research & Science. The repository describes itself as: 197 bioinformatics & life science skills for Claude Code and AI agents — BixBench 92.0% accuracy. RNA-seq, single-cell, drug discovery, proteomics, and more. Powers OmicsHorizon. The licence is CC-BY-4.0.
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 82c862c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pipFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
brenda-enzymes.orgAlso links to:
docs.python-zeep.orgdoi.orgFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
BRENDA_PASSWORDFrom names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Brenda Database loads about 4.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 820 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills at commit 82c862c, republished under its CC-BY-4.0 licence (© jaechang-hits). 820 words, ~4,575 tokens.
.claude/skills/brenda-database/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).BRENDA (BRaunschweig ENzyme DAtabase) is the world's most comprehensive enzyme information system, containing 80,000+ enzyme entries covering all classified enzymes (EC numbers). It holds 7M+ experimentally measured kinetic parameters (Km, Vmax, kcat, Ki, inhibition constants), substrate specificity data, cofactor requirements, tissue expression, and organism-specific enzyme variants from 200,000+ literature references. Programmatic access is via a SOAP-based web service (Python zeep library) with free academic registration.
cobrapy-metabolic-modeling; for metabolite structures use hmdb-databasezeep (SOAP client), pandas, requests1.1.1.1), enzyme names, or organism namespip install zeep pandas requests
# Register at https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/register.php to obtain API credentialsfrom zeep import Client
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = "your_sha256_hashed_password" # Use hashlib.sha256
# Get Km values for lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27) and pyruvate
ec_number = "1.1.1.27"
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", "substrate*pyruvate", "", "", "", "", "")
result = client.service.getKmValue(*params)
print(f"Km values for LDH with pyruvate: {len(result)} records")
for r in result[:3]:
print(f" Km={r.kmValue} {r.kmValueMaximum or ''} mM | org: {r.organism} | PMID: {r.literature}")Retrieve Michaelis constant (Km) values for a specific enzyme and substrate.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib, pandas as pd
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD = "your_password"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256(PASSWORD.encode()).hexdigest()
def get_km_values(ec_number, substrate=""):
"""Retrieve Km values for an EC number, optionally filtered by substrate."""
substrate_param = f"substrate*{substrate}" if substrate else ""
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", substrate_param, "", "", "", "", "")
return client.service.getKmValue(*params)
# Km for glucokinase (EC 2.7.1.2) with glucose
results = get_km_values("2.7.1.2", substrate="glucose")
print(f"Km (glucose, glucokinase): {len(results)} measurements")
rows = []
for r in results[:10]:
rows.append({
"km_value": r.kmValue,
"km_max": r.kmValueMaximum,
"unit": "mM",
"organism": r.organism,
"commentary": r.commentary[:80] if r.commentary else "",
"pmid": r.literature,
})
df = pd.DataFrame(rows)
print(df.to_string(index=False))# Get ALL Km values (all substrates) for an EC number
all_km = get_km_values("1.1.1.1") # Alcohol dehydrogenase
print(f"\nAlcohol dehydrogenase - total Km records: {len(all_km)}")
substrate_counts = {}
for r in all_km:
sub = r.substrate or "unknown"
substrate_counts[sub] = substrate_counts.get(sub, 0) + 1
top_substrates = sorted(substrate_counts.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1])[:5]
print("Top substrates by measurement count:")
for sub, cnt in top_substrates:
print(f" {sub}: {cnt} measurements")Retrieve catalytic rate constants (kcat) for an enzyme.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib, pandas as pd
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
def get_kcat_values(ec_number, substrate=""):
substrate_param = f"substrate*{substrate}" if substrate else ""
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", substrate_param, "", "", "", "", "")
return client.service.getTurnoverNumber(*params)
results = get_kcat_values("1.1.1.27") # Lactate dehydrogenase
print(f"kcat records for LDH: {len(results)}")
rows = []
for r in results[:10]:
rows.append({
"kcat": r.turnoverNumber,
"unit": "1/s",
"substrate": r.substrate,
"organism": r.organism,
})
df = pd.DataFrame(rows)
print(df.head())Retrieve natural substrates and products for an enzyme.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib, pandas as pd
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
def get_substrates_products(ec_number):
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", "", "", "", "", "", "")
return client.service.getSubstrates(*params)
results = get_substrates_products("4.2.1.1") # Carbonic anhydrase
print(f"Substrates for carbonic anhydrase (EC 4.2.1.1):")
substrates_seen = set()
for r in results[:10]:
if r.substrate not in substrates_seen:
print(f" {r.substrate} | organism: {r.organism}")
substrates_seen.add(r.substrate)# Get inhibitors
def get_inhibitors(ec_number):
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", "", "", "", "", "", "")
return client.service.getInhibitors(*params)
inhibitors = get_inhibitors("4.2.1.1")
print(f"\nInhibitors of carbonic anhydrase: {len(inhibitors)} records")
inhib_names = list(set(r.inhibitor for r in inhibitors if r.inhibitor))
print("Sample inhibitors:", inhib_names[:8])Query kinetic parameters filtered by organism.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
def get_km_by_organism(ec_number, organism):
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", "", f"organism*{organism}", "", "", "", "")
return client.service.getKmValue(*params)
# Human GAPDH Km values
human_km = get_km_by_organism("1.2.1.12", "Homo sapiens")
print(f"Human GAPDH (EC 1.2.1.12) Km values: {len(human_km)} records")
for r in human_km[:5]:
print(f" Substrate: {r.substrate:30s} Km={r.kmValue} mM")Retrieve optimal pH and temperature data for an enzyme.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
def get_ph_optimum(ec_number):
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", "", "", "", "", "", "")
return client.service.getPhOptimum(*params)
def get_temp_optimum(ec_number):
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", "", "", "", "", "", "")
return client.service.getTemperatureOptimum(*params)
ec = "3.4.21.4" # Trypsin
ph_data = get_ph_optimum(ec)
temp_data = get_temp_optimum(ec)
print(f"Trypsin (EC {ec}):")
ph_values = [r.phOptimum for r in ph_data[:10] if r.phOptimum]
temp_values = [r.temperatureOptimum for r in temp_data[:10] if r.temperatureOptimum]
if ph_values:
print(f" pH optima: {sorted(ph_values)}")
if temp_values:
print(f" Temperature optima (°C): {sorted(temp_values)}")Map EC numbers to UniProt accession numbers.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
def get_uniprot_accessions(ec_number):
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256,
f"ecNumber*{ec_number}", "", "", "", "", "", "")
return client.service.getUniprotAccession(*params)
results = get_uniprot_accessions("1.1.1.27") # LDH
print(f"UniProt accessions for LDH (EC 1.1.1.27):")
seen = set()
for r in results[:10]:
acc = r.uniprotAccessionNumber
org = r.organism
if acc and acc not in seen:
print(f" {acc:12s} ({org})")
seen.add(acc)BRENDA uses SOAP (not REST) via a WSDL definition. The zeep Python library parses the WSDL and generates typed method calls. Authentication requires a SHA256-hashed password (not plain text). Each service method takes (email, password_sha256, param1, param2, ..., "") arguments with pipe-delimited field filters.
Enzyme Commission (EC) numbers follow the format X.X.X.X where each level specifies the reaction class (oxidoreductases=1, transferases=2, hydrolases=3, lyases=4, isomerases=5, ligases=6, translocases=7). BRENDA organizes all data by EC number.
Goal: For a set of enzymes in a metabolic pathway, extract Km and kcat values to parameterize a kinetic model.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib, pandas as pd, time
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
# Glycolysis enzymes
enzymes = {
"Hexokinase": "2.7.1.1",
"Phosphoglucose isomerase": "5.3.1.9",
"Phosphofructokinase": "2.7.1.11",
"Aldolase": "4.1.2.13",
}
rows = []
for name, ec in enzymes.items():
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256, f"ecNumber*{ec}", "", "organism*Homo sapiens", "", "", "", "")
try:
km_results = client.service.getKmValue(*params)
kcat_results = client.service.getTurnoverNumber(*params)
km_vals = [r.kmValue for r in km_results if r.kmValue]
kcat_vals = [r.turnoverNumber for r in kcat_results if r.turnoverNumber]
rows.append({
"enzyme": name,
"ec": ec,
"n_km_records": len(km_vals),
"km_median_mM": pd.Series(km_vals).median() if km_vals else None,
"n_kcat_records": len(kcat_vals),
"kcat_median_1_s": pd.Series(kcat_vals).median() if kcat_vals else None,
})
except Exception as e:
rows.append({"enzyme": name, "ec": ec, "error": str(e)})
time.sleep(0.5)
df = pd.DataFrame(rows)
df.to_csv("glycolysis_kinetics.csv", index=False)
print(df.to_string(index=False))Goal: Compare inhibitor landscape across a set of related enzymes for drug discovery prioritization.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib, pandas as pd, time
from collections import Counter
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
# Carbonic anhydrase isoforms
ca_ecs = ["4.2.1.1"] # All carbonic anhydrases share this EC
rows = []
for ec in ca_ecs:
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256, f"ecNumber*{ec}", "", "", "", "", "", "")
try:
inhib_results = client.service.getInhibitors(*params)
for r in inhib_results[:30]:
rows.append({
"ec": ec,
"inhibitor": r.inhibitor,
"organism": r.organism,
"ic50": r.ic50Value if hasattr(r, "ic50Value") else None,
})
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error for {ec}: {e}")
time.sleep(0.5)
df = pd.DataFrame(rows)
print(f"Total inhibitor records: {len(df)}")
top_inhib = Counter(df["inhibitor"]).most_common(10)
print("\nMost reported inhibitors:")
for inhib, count in top_inhib:
print(f" {inhib}: {count} records")| Parameter | Module | Default | Range / Options | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ecNumber* | All queries | required | EC number string | Filter by enzyme class |
substrate* | Km, kcat | — | substrate name | Filter by substrate |
organism* | All queries | — | species name | Filter by organism (e.g., "Homo sapiens") |
commentary* | All queries | — | text substring | Filter by comment text |
ligandStructureId* | Compound-based | — | BRENDA structure ID | Filter by ligand ID |
| Password | Auth | required | SHA256 hash | Authentication (hashlib.sha256) |
Hash your password correctly: BRENDA requires SHA256 hash of the plain-text password, not the password itself. Use hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest().
Store credentials in environment variables: Never hard-code credentials. Use os.environ["BRENDA_EMAIL"] and os.environ["BRENDA_PASSWORD"] patterns.
Add time.sleep() between queries: BRENDA's SOAP service may be slow; space large batch queries with 0.5–1 second sleeps to avoid timeouts.
Filter by organism for modeling: Kinetic parameters vary dramatically between organisms; always filter by the organism relevant to your model (e.g., organism*Homo sapiens).
Use median/IQR for parameter aggregation: Multiple literature measurements for the same substrate often span an order of magnitude; use median + IQR rather than mean to summarize distributions.
When to use: Understand the substrate scope of an enzyme for pathway analysis.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
ec = "1.1.1.1" # Alcohol dehydrogenase
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256, f"ecNumber*{ec}", "", "", "", "", "", "")
results = client.service.getSubstrates(*params)
substrates = list(set(r.substrate for r in results if r.substrate))
print(f"Substrates of EC {ec} ({len(substrates)} unique): {substrates[:10]}")When to use: Compute catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) from BRENDA data.
import pandas as pd
# After fetching km_results and kcat_results for same ec + substrate
# km_values = [r.kmValue for r in km_results if r.kmValue] # mM
# kcat_values = [r.turnoverNumber for r in kcat_results if r.turnoverNumber] # 1/s
km_median = 0.1 # mM (example)
kcat_median = 500 # s^-1 (example)
efficiency = kcat_median / (km_median * 1e-3) # Convert Km to M
print(f"Catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km): {efficiency:.2e} M^-1 s^-1")
# Diffusion limit ≈ 10^8-10^9 M^-1 s^-1When to use: Resolve enzyme common name to EC number for BRENDA queries.
from zeep import Client
import hashlib
WSDL = "https://www.brenda-enzymes.org/soap/brenda_zeep.wsdl"
client = Client(WSDL)
EMAIL = "your@email.com"
PASSWORD_SHA256 = hashlib.sha256("your_password".encode()).hexdigest()
# Search enzymes by name
params = (EMAIL, PASSWORD_SHA256, "recommendedName*lactate dehydrogenase", "", "", "", "", "", "")
results = client.service.getEcNumber(*params)
print(f"EC numbers for 'lactate dehydrogenase':")
for r in results[:5]:
print(f" EC {r.ecNumber}: {r.recommendedName}")| Problem | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
zeep.exceptions.Fault: Authentication failed | Wrong password or SHA256 format | Ensure hashlib.sha256(password.encode()).hexdigest() — hexdigest not digest |
| Empty result list | EC number or substrate not found | Verify EC format (X.X.X.X with dots); try without substrate filter first |
| SOAP timeout | Large query or slow connection | Use organism filter to reduce result set; set zeep transport timeout |
AttributeError on result field | Field not available for this query | Use getattr(r, "field", None) to safely access optional fields |
| Slow response for popular enzymes | Large datasets (TP53 = 10K+ records) | Filter by organism and substrate to reduce data transfer |
zeep.exceptions.TransportError | Network connectivity issue | Check VPN, retry after 30 seconds |
cobrapy-metabolic-modeling — Constraint-based metabolic modeling using Km/Vmax from BRENDA as kinetic constraintshmdb-database — Metabolite structure and biological context for BRENDA substrateskegg-database — Pathway context for BRENDA enzymes via EC number cross-referencesuniprot-protein-database — Protein sequence and structure data for enzymes found in BRENDA© jaechang-hits, CC-BY-4.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
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| Brenda Database this skilljaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills | 374 | 1 repos | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
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| GitHub Deep Researchbytedance/deer-flow | 84k | 4 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Nature Paper CardYuan1z0825/nature-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Content Research Writerweapp-tailwindcss/weapp-tailwindcss | 1.9k | 25 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Last30daysmvanhorn/last30days-skill | 64k | — | ~7.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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BRENDA Enzyme DB SOAP/REST queries: kinetic parameters (Km, Vmax, kcat, Ki), EC classes, substrate specificity, inhibitors, cofactors, organism data. Brenda Database is an agent skill from jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills. BRENDA Enzyme DB SOAP/REST queries: kinetic parameters (Km, Vmax, kcat, Ki), EC classes, substrate specificity, inhibitors, cofactors, organism data.
Brenda Database fits situations like: research & Science work in your project.
Run `npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database in jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills) into .claude/skills/brenda-database in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/systems-biology-multiomics/brenda-database in jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills) into .agents/skills/brenda-database in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill brenda-database -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/brenda-database, .gemini/skills/brenda-database, .github/skills/brenda-database and .opencode/skills/brenda-database in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Brenda Database needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip) and credentials named BRENDA_PASSWORD. Our summary lists: Python 3.
SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: brenda-enzymes.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: docs.python-zeep.org and doi.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
Brenda Database is published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 4.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 18k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Brenda Database: Hypothesis Generation (spacering-net/codeg, 3.9k stars), GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 84k stars), Nature Paper Card (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars) and Content Research Writer (weapp-tailwindcss/weapp-tailwindcss, 1.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
jaechang-hits (a GitHub user) maintains it in jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills, which has 374 GitHub stars. The repository holds 169 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 29, 2026.
Source: jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.