Genome-scale metabolic modelling · validation-data suite

The growth media library for metabolic models.

The world's lab benches, food matrices, biospecimens and literature — distilled into thousands of citation-backed media, every component mapped to a standard BiGG exchange reaction, so any genome-scale model can adopt a medium in one line.

★ curated reference collection BiGG-mapped exchanges one-line COBRApy import
experiment → data → model
Semi-curated media
Component records
Distinct compounds
Source databases
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Live usage since launch · privacy-friendly analytics (GoatCounter)
From library to model

Adopt any medium
in one line.

Every medium is already resolved to standard BiGG exchange reactions with bounds — no manual mapping, no unit wrangling. Pull it straight into COBRApy and constrain your model.

  • Components pre-mapped to exchange ids
  • Bounds ready — presence, or measured rates
  • Every medium keeps its original citation
Read the data API →
adopt_medium.py
objective 0.874 h⁻¹ ✓ matches the measured growth rate
At a glance

What's in the library

Media by category

3 classes

Media by source database

provenance

Most common components

across all media
50
components in the median medium
in the richest formulation
1
Formulation complexity — from single-substrate defined media to full-spectrum food matrices.
Mapping coverage

How completely is each medium mapped?

The distribution of coverage across the whole library — the share of each medium's compounds that resolve to a standard BiGG exchange. The library is near-complete: almost every medium sits in the high-confidence band. The spectrum bar below splits the collection by reliability. Hover a bar for its count.

Explorer

Browse every medium

Sorted by curation tier — our ★ curated reference collection leads the frontier, then expert-curated ★, paper-verified ✓, database-sourced ●, and auto-extracted ⚠. Every medium is cited and mapped through the same pipeline. Click a row to open its full detail view.

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Data & schema: provenance rules · programmatic API · every medium retains its original citation.