Integration of biological data resources using image object keying

This paper presents a novel approach to integrate biological data from multiple resources into a single page using image object keying. In this interactive approach, a gel electrophoresis protein spot is selected by the user which initiates the retrieval of corresponding 3D structure of the protein. It provides a set of operators to access and to collect elements content of the biological data resources for integration. The approach utilises a number of tools, namely, meta data extractor, mapping linker, dispatcher and result integrator for unifying the data collected from multiple data sources.