Pré-Publication, Document De Travail Année : 2026

MS-Net: Multi-Similarity based network annotation for untargeted metabolomics

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Confident metabolite annotation remains a critical bottleneck in untargeted LC-MS metabolomics, with experimental spectral libraries covering only 5-20% of detected features. While in silico tools generate extensive candidate lists per feature, top-ranked predictions frequently fail to reflect true molecular identities, leading to high-false annotation rates. We present MS-Net (Multi-Similarity Network-based annotation), an accessible workflow that integrates mass spectral similarity networks, molecular structure similarity (Tanimoto metrics), and taxonomic knowledge to prioritize annotations within vast candidate spaces. High-confidence annotations from authentic standards, spectral libraries, and taxonomically filtered candidates seed iterative propagation throughout mass spectral similarity networks. The workflow employs a composite Link Score combining structural, spectral, and computational evidence to rescue correct annotations from lower-ranked positions. Applied to Cannabis sativa extracts (2,595 features to 1,297 after filtering), MS-Net confidently assigned 1,275 compounds from an initial candidate space of over 118,000 structures. Notably, 53% of final annotations were rescued from ranks 2-50, demonstrating correction of initial in silico ranking. The workflow successfully reconstructed known cannabinoid biosynthetic pathways, validating biological coherence. MS-Net is freely available as a KNIME workflow with complete documentation at https://forge.inrae.fr/metatoul/equipe-agromix/ms-net, enabling reproducible, offline annotation suitable for systems biology integration.

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hal-05501556 , version 1 (09-02-2026)
hal-05501556 , version 2 (04-05-2026)

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Victor Pereira Francisco, Simon Duthen, Elise Crossay, Amélie Perez, Solweig Hennechart, et al.. MS-Net: Multi-Similarity based network annotation for untargeted metabolomics. 2026. ⟨hal-05501556v1⟩
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