DeNovoGUI: an open source graphical user interface for de novo sequencing of tandem mass spectra

J Proteome Res. 2014 Feb 7;13(2):1143-6. doi: 10.1021/pr4008078. Epub 2014 Jan 7.

Abstract

De novo sequencing is a popular technique in proteomics for identifying peptides from tandem mass spectra without having to rely on a protein sequence database. Despite the strong potential of de novo sequencing algorithms, their adoption threshold remains quite high. We here present a user-friendly and lightweight graphical user interface called DeNovoGUI for running parallelized versions of the freely available de novo sequencing software PepNovo+, greatly simplifying the use of de novo sequencing in proteomics. Our platform-independent software is freely available under the permissible Apache2 open source license. Source code, binaries, and additional documentation are available at http://denovogui.googlecode.com .

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Graphics*
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • User-Computer Interface*