Summary
Vector NTI was a commercial bioinformatics software package used by many life scientists in the early 2000s to work, among other things, with nucleic acids and proteins in silico.[1][2] It allowed 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 in 1993 and versions in the early 2000s were well reviewed at the time.[3][4] However, in 2008 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.[5] What was previously a single software package was subsequently split into Vector NTI Express, Advanced, and Express Designer.[6]
Vector NTI was discontinued by its corporate parent Thermo Fisher at the end of 2019 and support ceased a year later.[7]
Features edit
- create, annotate, analyse, and share DNA/protein sequences[8]
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Vector NTI". Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Tippmann, H.-F. (2004-01-01). "Analysis for free: Comparing programs for sequence analysis". Briefings in Bioinformatics. 5 (1): 82–87. doi:10.1093/bib/5.1.82. ISSN 1467-5463. PMID 15153308.
- ^ Lu, G. (2004-01-01). "Vector NTI, a balanced all-in-one sequence analysis suite". Briefings in Bioinformatics. 5 (4): 378–388. doi:10.1093/bib/5.4.378. ISSN 1467-5463. PMID 15606974.
- ^ "Vector NTI no longer free - Molecular Cloning".
- ^ "Vector NTI Software - US".
- ^ "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR VECTOR NTI SOFTWARE" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Description of software
- Vector NTI homepage at Invitrogen.com
- Vector NTI at openwetware.org
- Vector NTI v10 (only PC)
Tutorials
- Vector NTI tutorial at NorthWestern.edu
- [1]
- [2]
Other
- description of Vector NTI Viewer