About MetaboLights (metabolomics studies)
Search public MetaboLights studies by disease, organism, biofluid or technique (NMR, LC-MS, GC-MS), and read one study’s description, status, category, licence and data location.
Questions you can ask MetaboLights
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once MetaboLights is connected.
“Find NMR metabolomics studies of human urine in type 2 diabetes.”
What comes back: MetaboLights studies with MTBLS accession, organism, technology and publication date.
“What does study MTBLS1 cover, and where can I download the raw data?”
What comes back: The study description, status, licence and FTP location.
MetaboLights MCP tools
The 2 tools the MetaboLights server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
metabolights_searchSearch public MetaboLights studies by keyword (disease, organism, biofluid, technique).
metabolights_get_studyMetadata for one MetaboLights study (MTBLS id): title, description, status, dates, category (NMR / MS), data licence, FTP folder and links.
Using MetaboLights in Kahubi
- Hosted by Kahubi. Kahubi runs this server itself so it stays reliable enough for research use.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to MetaboLights.
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