Fri, Sep 20, 2002: BSI Releases PROSPECT PRO - the latest innovation in 3D Protein Structure Prediction Software

Bioinformatics Solutions Inc., an advanced software solutions provider is pleased to announce the release of PROSPECT PRO - the latest in accurate 3D protein structure prediction for today proteomics. The release of this professional version includes several additional new features and substantial improvements in accuracy, speed, flexibility and ease of use from the familiar PROSPECT product line. Says President, Ming Li, We are confident that life scientists will be impressed with PROSPECT PRO, as it not only has improved algorithms - it has accommodated several scientist requests!? For instance? says Li, The program protein threading and accuracy is improved significantly, it produces faster results (up to 100X faster) and scientists have the ability to generate a template from a PDB file or non-public structures (PDB format).? In addition, PROSPECT PRO has less memory requirement (128Mb is sufficient for proteins with less than 3000 residues), an up-to-date template database from the PDB, a domain template library using the up-to-date SCOP library, a new energy function for threading with Psi-Blast profiles, a built-in secondary structure prediction with better performance than the PHD program, more reliable statistical assessment of threading results using both SVM and Z-score and a Perl/TK interface to run PROSPECT PRO and browse the threading outputs at ease. A demo of PROSPECT PRO can be downloaded at the BSI website at http://www.bioinformaticssolutions.com/products/prospect/demo.php or an email request for a CD-Rom can be made to Info@bioinformaticssolutions.com.