Developer(s) | Raik Grünberg, Johan Leckner, and others |
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Written in | Python |
Operating system | UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X |
Type | Bioinformatics tool |
Licence | GPL |
Website | http://biskit.pasteur.fr |
Biskit is an open source software package written in Python. The package facilitates research in Structural bioinformatics and molecular modelling. Biskit falls into two parts:
The Biskit library delegates many calculations to more specialized third-party programs and currently wraps about 15 external applications. Examples are X-PLOR, Hex, T-Coffee, DSSP and MODELLER.
Biskit was originally developed at the Pasteur Institute and the name Biskit refers to the title of the research group: "Unité de BioInformatique Structurale".