University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database
                  Progress Report 129 - July 13, 2005

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- A PredictBT workshop was held May 6-7, 2005 to further develop the
  Pathway Prediction System (PPS).  One complaint from users was
  that there were too many choices available at each step.  To
  prioritize biotransformations for various environments, we
  started with aerobic conditions, in soil (moderate moisture)
  or water, at neutral pH, 25C, with no competing or toxic other
  compounds.  Two or more experts in biodegradation assigned an
  aerobic likelihood score to each btrule.  More information on
  the rule prioritization process is available.
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/workshop2/
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/predict/
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/workshop2/intro.html

- Now btrule pages show their assigned aerobic likelihood scores.
  The scores are color coded, from green (very likely) to red (very
  unlikely).  For example, bt0022, organoHalide -> Alcohol, is
  "neutral" (yellow).  The format of a btrule page is described in
  About the UM-BBD.  Each PPS pathway creation page shows a Rule
  button with each biotransformation choice.  That button links to
  the btrule page for that biotransformation.
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu:8015/umbbd/rule.jsp?rule=bt0022
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/aboutBBD.html

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