Software Tools :: Format Conversions

Background

Bioinformatics Formats

Programs

Sequence format conversion only

  • GCG Programs
    • FromGenBank, FromFastA, FromEMBL, FromPIR, FromStaden, FromIG: Converts sequence(s) to individual GCG sequence files
    • ToFastA, ToPIR, ToStaden, ToIG: Converts GCG sequences to other sequence formats
    • FromTrace: Converts ABI or SCF trace files to GCG sequence files

Sequence database format conversion only

  • GCG Programs
    • GCGToBLAST: Converts a collection of GCG sequences into a BLAST database

Sequence conversions plus...

  • GCG Programs
    • Reformat: Converts miscellaneous sequence files into GCG sequence files
  • EMBOSS Programs
    • seqret: Reads and writes (returns) sequences
    • seqretset: Reads and writes (returns) a set of sequences all at once
    • abiview: Converts ABI trace files into FASTA sequence files
  • readseq: Converts sequence files from one format to another, plus...
    • reverses sequences
    • removes gaps
    • writes "pretty" sequence output
  • ClustalW conversion function: Multiple sequence file format conversions (including GDE format)

Tools for Converting other Types of Files and Databases

  • GCG Programs
    • Reformat: Converts scoring matrix or enzyme data files into GCG-readable files
    • HmmerConvert: Converts HMM profiles between binary and text representations, or into Gribskov profile files

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