bio-metabolomics-xcms-preprocessing - Preprocess Untargeted LC-MS Data with XCMS
Extract LC-MS features in R with xcms 4.x, including peak detection, retention-time alignment, grouping, gap-filling, redundancy collapse, and QC filtering.
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Updated: 2026-10-06Capabilities
What this skill does
- Read centroided mzML files
- Detect chromatographic peaks
- Align retention times
- Group corresponding peaks
- Fill missing peak areas
- Collapse feature redundancy
- Apply QC feature filters
Inputs
- Centroided mzML files
- Sample metadata
- Instrument parameters
- Chromatography parameters
- XCMS processing parameters
Outputs
- Feature-by-sample matrix
- Processed XcmsExperiment object
- Retention-time alignment results
- Feature definitions
- Redundancy group annotations
Requirements
- R environment
- xcms 4.x or later
- Spectra 1.12 or later
- CAMERA 1.58 or later
- Centroided LC-MS data
