You can explore and use Constructor without creating an account. However, to access features like saving reactions, storing reaction metadata, managing your own metabolites, and sharing data with other users, you'll need to be logged in. Creating an account is straightforward and free.
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| Create Reaction | How to use Constructor to create a new reaction, starting from a template. In the tutorial, metabolites are defined from VMH and the users Saved Metabolites, which store non-VMH entries you've used before. These can also be shared with others (see Share Metabolites). One can also define metabolites by their Chebi, PubChem, Swisslipids IDs, draw them or upload a MOL file. | Watch |
| Add Info to Reaction | Demonstrates how to add metadata to a reaction, such as references. The same method can be used to add external links (e.g., Rhea, MetaNetX) or comments. | Watch |
| Share Templates | How to share reaction templates with other users. The same interface also allows you to create new templates. | Watch |
| Inspect Saved Metabolites | How to browse your collection of non-VMH metabolites. View structural info, rename entries, generate platform-specific abbreviations, or download as .mol. |
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| Share Metabolites | Shows how to select and share one or more of your saved metabolites with other users. | Watch |
| Add Data to External DB | From your saved reactions, select a subset and submit them to an external database integrated with Constructor. This tutorial uses VMH as an example. | Watch |