diff --git a/rs.rkt b/rs.rkt
index 37ec509..ac2d996 100644
--- a/rs.rkt
+++ b/rs.rkt
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
   (provide
    Species (struct-out reaction) Reaction ReactionName ReactionSystem
-   make-reaction enabled? list-enabled union-products apply-rs)
+   make-reaction enabled? list-enabled union-products apply-rs
+
+   str-triple->reaction
+   )
 
   (module+ test
     (require typed/rackunit))
@@ -91,6 +94,18 @@
                     (set 't))
       (check-equal? (apply-rs rs (set 'x))
                     (set 'z))))
+
+  (: str-triple->reaction (-> (List String String String) Reaction))
+  (define/match (str-triple->reaction lst)
+    [((list str-reactants str-inhibitors str-products))
+     (reaction (list->set (read-symbol-list str-reactants))
+               (list->set (read-symbol-list str-inhibitors))
+               (list->set (read-symbol-list str-products)))])
+
+  (module+ test
+    (test-case "str-triple->reaction"
+      (check-equal? (str-triple->reaction '("a b" "c d" "e f"))
+                    (reaction (set 'b 'a) (set 'c 'd) (set 'f 'e)))))
   )
 
 (require graph "utils.rkt" "generic.rkt")
diff --git a/scribblings/rs.scrbl b/scribblings/rs.scrbl
index 3ebaf6f..a5278eb 100644
--- a/scribblings/rs.scrbl
+++ b/scribblings/rs.scrbl
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ Applies the reaction system @racket[rs] to @racket[s].
 This section contains some useful primitives for
 @hyperlink["https://orgmode.org/"]{Org-mode} interoperability.
 
+@defproc[(str-triple->reaction [lst (List String String String)]) Reaction]{
+
+Converts a triple of strings to a reaction.
+
+@ex[
+(str-triple->reaction '("a b" "c d" "e f"))
+]}
+
+
 @section{Dynamics of reaction systems}
 
 The dynamics of reaction systems is typically defined as @emph{interaction