MALDIquantForeign: Mass Spectrometry Data Import/Export Routines

MALDIquantForeign provides functions for reading and writing mass spectrometry data across 11 different file formats. The package, authored by Sebastian Gibb, facilitates data exchange for the MALDIquant analysis framework. It supports common formats like CSV and mzML as well as proprietary formats from Bruker and Ciphergen.

Use Cases

• Convert raw instrument data to a standardized format for analysis based on support for Bruker fid and Ciphergen XML files.
• Export processed mass spectrometry results for sharing or archiving based on writing capabilities for mzML and imzML formats.
• Integrate data from diverse laboratory sources into a single analysis workflow based on the multi-format import functionality.

Strengths

• Supports 11 distinct mass spectrometry file formats for import and export.
• Enables data interoperability between proprietary instrument outputs and the open-source MALDIquant framework.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode

Collection Method

Software package providing data import/export utilities.