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How to create a network
- 1 - First create a project, then simply go to Plugins → Network Analyser → New network.
- 2 - Select the project which the network will be associated with.
- 3 - Select the type of network that you which to create, there are three possible kinds of networks: (1) Reaction-Metabolite Networks, (2) Metabolite only Networks and (3) Reaction only Networks.
- 4 - Give a name to your network.
- 5 - Select if drain reactions and external metabolites will be included in the network.
- 6 - Select if the network will be directed our undirected, if the first option is selected the direction of edges will depend in the relations between the metabolites and the reactions, basically if a reactions produces a metabolite there will be an edge form that reaction to the metabolite or if it consumes the metabolite the edge will point from the metabolite to the reaction.
- 7 - If necessary filters can be used in the creation of the network, these limit the nodes that are included. The use of network filters in their creation is a process identical to the steps 3, 4 and 5 of the creation of sub-networks.