split_metal_name function

Convert metal names to search pattern

Converts a vector of metal names extracted from the ft_metal column obtained with fetch_uniprot to a pattern that can be used to search for corresponding ChEBI IDs. This is used as a helper function for other functions.

split_metal_name(metal_names)

Arguments

• metal_names: a character vector containing names of metals and metal containing molecules.

Returns

A character vector with metal name search patterns.