SBML-SAT: a systems biology markup language (SBML) based sensitivity analysis tool
2008

Introducing SBML-SAT: A Tool for Sensitivity Analysis in Systems Biology

publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Zi Zhike, Zheng Yanan, Rundell Ann E, Klipp Edda

Primary Institution: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

Hypothesis

SBML-SAT aims to automate sensitivity analysis for various systems biology models.

Conclusion

SBML-SAT provides the community of systems biologists a new tool for the analysis of their SBML models of biochemical and cellular processes.

Supporting Evidence

  • SBML-SAT allows for global sensitivity analysis, which is not supported by existing SBML software.
  • The software can handle models with discontinuous events, expanding its applicability.
  • SBML-SAT provides a user-friendly graphical interface for running various analyses.

Takeaway

SBML-SAT is a new software that helps scientists understand how changes in their biological models affect the results, making it easier to analyze complex systems.

Methodology

The software implements algorithms for simulation, steady state analysis, robustness analysis, and both local and global sensitivity analysis for SBML models.

Limitations

The software does not include a SBML model editor and does not support delay differential equations.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1471-2105-9-342

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