Source code for cameo.network_analysis.util
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from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
__all__ = ['distance_based_on_molecular_formula']
[docs]def distance_based_on_molecular_formula(metabolite1, metabolite2, normalize=True):
"""Calculate the distance of two metabolites bases on the molecular formula
Parameters
----------
metabolite1 : Metabolite
The first metabolite.
metabolite2 : Metabolite
The second metabolite.
normalize : bool, optional
If the distance should be normalized by the total number of elements in both metabolites (defaults to True).
Returns
-------
float
The distance between metabolite1 and metabolite2.
"""
if len(metabolite1.elements) == 0 or len(metabolite2.elements) == 0:
raise ValueError('Cannot calculate distance between metabolites %s and %s' % (metabolite1, metabolite2))
elements = set(list(metabolite1.elements.keys()) + list(metabolite2.elements.keys()))
distance = 0.
for element in elements:
distance += abs(metabolite1.elements.get(element, 0) - metabolite2.elements.get(element, 0))
if normalize:
return distance / sum(list(metabolite1.elements.values()) + list(metabolite2.elements.values()))
else:
return distance