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 . It allows researchers to, for example, plan a DNA cloning experiment on the computer before actually performing it in the lab.

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 . It also caused many scientists to search for alternatives .

What was previously a single software package has been split into Vector NTI Express, Advanced, and Express Designer .

Features

• create, annotate, analyse, and share DNA/protein sequences^[1]

• 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

Notes and references

Notes

Citations

Sources

See also

• Bioinformatics
• Vector (molecular biology), Vector DNA, Cloning vector, Expression vector
• Restriction map
• Computational biology
• List of open source bioinformatics software

External links

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

Other

• description of Vector NTI Viewer

Other Software

• Clone manager
• Gene Designer
• Geneious
• MacVector
• UGENE