[R] Using RDF/OWL with R?

[Oliver Ruebenacker]

     Hello James,

  Thanks for the pointer, but Rredland is not maintained any more.

     Take care
     Oliver

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 8:21 PM, J Toll <jctoll at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 6:40 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     Hello,
>>
>>  Is there a convenient way to import RDF/OWL data into R?
>>
>>  I'm interested in importing BioPAX/SBPAX data into R to make them
>> available for a wider audience. One exciting application would be to
>> use pathway data to explain differential microarray measurements by
>> identifying upstream nodes that are likely involved in causing the
>> differences. This could also be used to validate pathways or to
>> estimate concentrations or kinetic parameters.
>>
>>  If no convenient method to import RDF/OWL exists, I would be happy
>> to take the lead in creating a light-weight R package based on rjava
>> and OpenRDF Sesame Rio that could query RDF/OWL data and turn the
>> results into data frames.
>
> Maybe take a look at:
>
> http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/2.6/bioc/vignettes/Rredland/inst/doc/Rredland.pdf
>
>
> James



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