In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to access, parse, and visualize data from various bioinformatics sequence and structural online databases such as ENTREZ, PDB, KEGG and NCBI using Biopython.
Access Bioinformatics Databases with Biopython
Instructor: Bhagesh Hunakunti
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What you'll learn
Sequence alignment using NCBI-BLAST
Fetch PUBMED & Nucleotide sequence using ENTREZ, PDB, EXPASY
Access KEGG pathways and genes
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Sequence alignment using NCBI-BLAST
Fetch PUBMED & Nucleotide sequence using ENTREZ
Fetch proteins from PDB
PROSITE & SCANPROSITE from EXPASY
Access KEGG database
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Bioinformatics, Python programming
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Reviewed on Jun 14, 2023
Excellent quick intro that would get you started if you've an interest in the subject!
Reviewed on Apr 4, 2023
While the walkthrough of how to use Bio[ython was very informative, I wished that the quiz was more in depth on reusing the programs that were just written.
Reviewed on Jul 10, 2021
Such a fascinating topic and so well taught! Bravo! I applaud the instructor for his hard work and excellent teaching.
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