int 
  FbcToCobraConverter::convert()
{  
  int result = LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED;

  if (mDocument == NULL) 
  {
    return LIBSBML_INVALID_OBJECT;
  }

  Model* mModel = mDocument->getModel();
  if (mModel == NULL) 
  {
    return LIBSBML_INVALID_OBJECT;
  }

  FbcModelPlugin *plugin =
    static_cast<FbcModelPlugin*>(mDocument->getModel()->getPlugin("fbc"));

  // if we have don't have a fbc model we cannot do the conversion
  if (plugin == NULL || mDocument->getLevel() != 3)
  {
    return LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED;
  }

  // collect information

  Model* model = mDocument->getModel();
  map<const string, int> chargeMap;
  map<const string, string> formulaMap;

  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < model->getNumSpecies(); ++i)
  {
    Species* current = model->getSpecies(i);
    const string& currentId = current->getId();
    FbcSpeciesPlugin *splugin = static_cast<FbcSpeciesPlugin*>(current->getPlugin("fbc"));
    if (splugin == NULL)
      continue;
    if (splugin->isSetCharge())
    {
      chargeMap[currentId] = splugin->getCharge();
    }
    if (splugin->isSetChemicalFormula())
    {
      formulaMap[currentId] = splugin->getChemicalFormula();
    }
  }

  // create KineticLaw
  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < model->getNumReactions(); ++i)
  {
    Reaction* reaction = model->getReaction(i);
    if (reaction == NULL)
      continue;

    createKineticLawForReaction(reaction);

  }

  // update kinetic law from bounds
  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < plugin->getNumFluxBounds(); ++i)
  {
    FluxBound *current = plugin->getFluxBound(i);
    if (current == NULL)
      continue;
    Reaction* reaction = model->getReaction(current->getReaction());
    if (reaction == NULL)
      continue;

    updateKineticLawFromBound(reaction, current);

  }

  setObjectiveCoefficient(plugin, model);

  // disable package
  mDocument->enablePackage("http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level3/version1/fbc/version1", "fbc",false);

  // convert model to L2V1 (as L2V2 is the last model that had charge)
  mDocument->setConversionValidators(AllChecksON & UnitsCheckOFF);
  
  ConversionProperties prop(new SBMLNamespaces(2,1));
  prop.addOption("strict", false, "should validity be preserved");
  prop.addOption("ignorePackages", true, "convert even if packages are used");
  prop.addOption("setLevelAndVersion", true, "convert the document to the given level and version");
  int conversionResult = mDocument->convert(prop);
  if (conversionResult != LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS)
    return conversionResult;

  // set charge on species
  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < model->getNumSpecies(); ++i)  
  {
    Species* current = model->getSpecies(i);
    const string currentId = current->getId();
    int charge = chargeMap[currentId];

    if (charge != 0)
      current->setCharge(charge);

    const string formula = formulaMap[currentId];
    if (!formula.empty())
    {
      current->setNotes( getNotesForFormula(formula) );
    }
  }


  result = LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS;
  return result;
}