MITE: the Minimum Information about a Tailoring Enzyme database for capturing specialized metabolite biosynthesis

Key Points

• MITE aims to provide essential information about tailoring enzymes involved in specialized metabolite biosynthesis, supporting further research.
• Key features include categorization of enzymes and representation of related metabolic pathways, with data sourced from multiple studies.
• Observational analysis of enzymatic functions highlights the database's role in understanding metabolite production and applications in biotechnology.
• This tool could greatly assist biotechnologists and researchers, but the database's robustness will grow with community contributions.