ExPASy of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (http://ca.expasy.org/)
Description of Databases
SWISS-PROT |
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PROSITE |
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SWISS 2D-PAGE |
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SWISS 3D-IMAGE |
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ENZYME |
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SeqAnalRef |
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Other Useful Features On This Site
SWISS-SHOP
This feature allows you to search the weekly updates to the SWISS-PROT database.
Only the weekly updates are searched. This is
done by filling out the search form on the SWISS-SHOP page, accessed by the
link under the Education and Services heading in the
main page. The results are returned to you by email. There is also a link to
where you can ask a question via email called "Ask
Questions". There are 2 search options, by a sequence/pattern based search
or a keyword search. Follow the directions listed for each
type of search. Other options include what type of information you want sent
back to you and a password option that allows you to
save you search fields in case you want to edit it or do a new search with slightly
different parameters.
Keep in mind is THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT REPLIES WILL BE PROMPT SO BE PREPARED
TO WAIT.
LINKS
This site is a good launch pad for other information as it provides links to
other useful sites and major servers.
The following is a list of the more useful links:
Tools and Software Packages
This page contains almost all the online software for getting information about
proteins and DNA. A description of each of the tools can
be found HERE.
- Identification and characterization
- DNA -> Protein
- Similarity searches
- Pattern and profile searches
- Post-translational modification prediction
- Primary structure analysis
- Secondary structure prediction
- Tertiary structure
- Transmembrane regions detection
- Alignment
Links to lists of molecular biology resources