Vector NTI
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.
| 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 |
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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Description of software
Tutorials
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