Sequence Databases

GenBank: Maintained by NCBI

EMBL: Maintained by EMBL

SwissProt: Curated protein database

PIR: Protein Information Resource

Enzyme Databases

ExPASy Enzyme: Enzyme nomenclature database

EMP: Enzymes and metabolic pathway database

Genomics Databases

TIGR: The Institute for Genome Research

TIGR/CMR: TIGR's Comprehensive Microbial Resource

National Center for Genome Resources: Genome resources

Genome Databases: Part of the Genome Web

NCBI-Genome: Database of complete genome assemblies

JGI: Joint Genome Institute

GOLD: Genomes On-Line Database

Medicago Genomics: Genome resources

Arabidopsis Resources: Genomics and more

Fungal Genome Initative: Fungal Genomics Broad Institute

Cyanobase: Genome Database for Cyanobacteria

Rhizobase: Genome Database for Rhizobia

Sequence Analysis Tools

Multalin @ INRA: Multiple sequence alignment

CLUSTALW @ EBI: Multiple sequence alignment

BLAST @ NCBI: Sequence similarity search

FASTA3 @ EBI: Sequence similarity search

Tool Collection @ EBI: Sequenc tools and more

Backtranslation: Translates a protein sequence back to a nucleotide sequence (requires Java and registration)

Codon Usage Database: Codon usage translated from GenBank

Reverse Complement: Converts DNA sequences

InBase: Search your sequence for inteins

Patent Databases

US Patents: United States Patent and Trademark Office

esp@cenet: Europe's Network of patent databases

CIPO: Canadian patent database

U of MN Links

U of MN Directory

U of MN Library

 

Metabolic Pathway Databases

KEGG: Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes

PUMA: Evolutionary analysis of megaolism

PathDB: Metabolic pathway information

Biochemical Pathways: Expasy enzyme DB & link to Boehringer Mannheim Biochemical Pathways

EcoCyc: Encyclopedia of E. coli metabolism and genes

BioCyc: Pathway/Genome database collection

U of MN Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database: Microbial biocatalytic reactions & biodegradation pathways

Collections & Resources

Genomics Jump Station: Information and links on all aspects of genomics research

123Genomics: A searchable metasite with hundreds of genomics-related bookmarks

Molecular Biology Tools: Comprehensive bioinformatics and molecular biology links

Molecular Toolbox: Useful molecular biology bookmarks, software and databases provided by Dr. Sidney Morris at the University of Pittsburgh

ExPASy Proteomics Tools: Collection of protein and sequence analysis tools

ExPASy Molecular Biology Server: Sequence analysis tools

E. coli sites: E. coli related web-sites

Cyanosite: A toxic cyanobacteria resource

USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory: Database of nutritional information

Protein Structure Databases

PDB: Protein structure database

SCOP: Structural classification of proteins

PROSITE: Database of protein families and domains

NCBI Structure: Three-dimensional macromolecular structures

Culture Collections

ATCC: American Type Culture Collection

DSMZ: German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures

CBS: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures

CGSC: E.coli Genetic Stock Centre

SGSC: Salmonella Genetic Stock Centre

NCYC: National Collection of Yeast Cultures

LBSN: Official List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature

Centre for Plant Genetic Resources (Netherlands): Plant seed collection

Arabidopsis Stock Center