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BioSCAN: a network sharable computational resource for searching biosequence databases

R K Singh¹, D L Hoffman, S G Tell

¹Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-3175, USA. singh@cs.unc.edu

Computer Applications in the Biosciences : CABIOS

|June 1, 1996

Summary

A new interactive computational tool enables fast and sensitive searching of biomolecular sequence databases like GenBank and SWISS-PROT. This web-accessible resource supports researchers on various platforms, including Macintosh, IBM-PC, and Unix.

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Area of Science:

Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genomics

Background:

Biomolecular sequence databases are crucial for biological research.
Efficient searching and analysis tools are needed to keep pace with data growth.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a network-sharable, interactive computational tool.
To enable rapid and sensitive searching of major biomolecular sequence databases.

Main Methods:

Development of a web-accessible computational tool.
Integration with popular World Wide Web client software (e.g., Mosaic, Netscape).

Main Results:

The tool provides rapid and sensitive search capabilities.
It allows analysis of diverse biomolecular sequence databases (GenBank, GenPept, PIR, SWISS-PROT).

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Conclusions:

The developed tool enhances biomolecular sequence data analysis.
Its accessibility across multiple platforms (Macintosh, IBM-PC, Unix) broadens its utility for researchers.