[Biopython] Is there any in silico PCR tool on biopython?

[Leighton Pritchard]

Hi Carlos,

There's an interface to the EMBOSS package primersearch, which might be what
you're looking for.

http://embossgui.sourceforge.net/demo/manual/primersearch.html

http://github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/master/Bio/Emboss/Applications.py

Cheers,

L.


On 16/12/2009 16:57, "Carlos Javier Borroto" <carlos.borroto at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I'm looking for a way to show some information on the specificity of
> sets of primers I'm designing, I'll love to have a way to run an in
> silico PCR reaction and parse the results with biopython.
> 
> Is there something to use with one of the available PCR simulation tools?
> 
> regards,

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