title: Biskit--a software platform for structural bioinformatics.
abstract: Biskit is a modular, object-oriented python library that provides intuitive classes for many typical tasks of structural bioinformatics research. It facilitates the manipulation and analysis of macromolecular structures, protein complexes and molecular dynamics trajectories. At the same time, Biskit offers a software platform for the rapid integration of external programs and new algorithms into complex structural bioinformatics workflows. Calculations are thus often delegated to established programs like Xplor, Amber, Hex, Prosa, Hmmer and Modeller; interfaces to further software can be easily added. Moreover, Biskit simplifies the parallelization of time consuming calculations via PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The latest snapshot of Biskit, documentation and examples are freely available under the GNU General Public License at http://biskit.sf.net (alternate url http://biskit.pasteur.fr).
authors.affiliation: CRG, Systems Biology program, Dr Aiguader 88, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain. raik.gruenberg@crg.es
authors.forename: Raik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grünberg
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nilges
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leckner
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003628:Database Management Systems; D030562:Databases, Protein; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011381:Programming Languages; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins