BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool)
BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) finds regions of similarity between biological sequences.
BLAST includes several specialized search interfaces: SmartBLAST, Primer-BLAST, Global Align, CD-Search, IgBLAST, VecScreen, CDART, Multiple Alignment, MOLE-BLAST, Searches at a Cloud Provider, BLAST+ Docker Image
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BLAST Homepage and Search
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BLAST API
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"009:25"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "National Library of Medicine",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:custserv@nlm.nih.gov"
}
|
| description | BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) finds regions of similarity between biological sequences. BLAST includes several specialized search interfaces: SmartBLAST, Primer-BLAST, Global Align, CD-Search, IgBLAST, VecScreen, CDART, Multiple Alignment, MOLE-BLAST, Searches at a Cloud Provider, BLAST+ Docker Image |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "BLAST Homepage and Search",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"downloadURL": "http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "BLAST API",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"downloadURL": "http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?CMD=Web&PAGE_TYPE=BlastDocs&DOC_TYPE=DeveloperInfo"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Download BLAST Data",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"downloadURL": "https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/doc/blast-help/downloadblastdata.html#databases"
}
]
|
| identifier | https://datadiscovery.nlm.nih.gov/api/views/qn84-sbuf |
| issued | 2012-08-22 |
| keyword |
[
"api",
"biochemistry",
"biotechnology",
"computational biology",
"dataset",
"protein",
"tools & utilities"
]
|
| landingPage | http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi |
| license | http://opendefinition.org/licenses/odc-odbl/ |
| modified | 2025-07-17 |
| programCode |
[
"009:041"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Library of Medicine",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"Biology"
]
|
| title | BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) |
