Vector NTI
| Developer(s) | Life Technologies |
|---|---|
| Stable release | Vector NTI Express v1.1.1 (Mac & Windows); Vector NTI Advance v11.5.2 (Windows & Mac w/PC Emulation)
/ September 20, 2012 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.6+, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7 |
| Type | Molecular biology Suite of Sequence Analysis & Design Software Tools (Curate, Discover, Design, Provision, Confirm) |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Vector NTI home |
Vector NTI is a commercial bioinformatics software package used by many life scientists to work, among other things, with nucleic acids and proteins in silico.[1][2] It allows researchers to, for example, plan a DNA cloning experiment on the computer before actually performing it in the lab.
It was originally created by InforMax Inc, North Bethesda, MD. Initially released for free, it was locked and turned into a commercial software after 2008 which created problems for locked in users who were forced to buy the software to continue accessing their data on newer computers.[3]
What was previously a single software package has been split into Vector NTI Express, Advanced, and Express Designer.[4]
Vector NTI has been discontinued by its corporate parent Thermo Fisher. Support will cease as of December 31, 2020. [5]
Features
- create, annotate, analyse, and share DNA/protein sequences[6]
- perform and save BLAST searches
- design primers for PCR, cloning, sequencing or hybridisation experiments
- plan cloning and run gels in silico
- align multiple protein or DNA sequences
- search NCBI’s Entrez, view, and save DNAs, proteins, and citations
- edit chromatogram data, assemble into contigs
See also
- Bioinformatics
- Cloning vector
- Computational biology
- Expression vector
- List of open source bioinformatics software
- Restriction map
- Vector (molecular biology)
- Vector DNA
References
- ^ http://www.basic.northwestern.edu/VectorNTI/Documentation/VectorNTI/Introduction.htm
- ^ http://biodoc.ist.unomaha.edu/wiki/Vector_NTI
- ^ http://www.protocol-online.org/biology-forums/posts/41708.html
- ^ http://www.lifetechnologies.com/de/de/home/life-science/cloning/vector-nti-software.html
- ^ https://www.thermofisher.com/content/dam/LifeTech/global/life-sciences/Cloning/Images/TFS_Vector-NTI-Software_FAQ.pdf
- ^ Lu, Guoqing; Moriyama, Etsuko (2004). "Vector NTI, a balanced all-in-one sequence analysis suite". Briefings in Bioinformatics. 5 (4): 378–388. doi:10.1093/bib/5.4.378. PMID 15606974.
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