The Path to Synthetic Biology
Lowering the barriers to knowledge, making scientific exploration purer.
1. AI Search
12 items1.1 Overseas Models
5 itemsChatGPT
OpenAI's most capable general-purpose model, ideal for scientific writing and logical reasoning.
Gemini
Google's multimodal large model, excelling in long-text processing and literature analysis.
Google AI Studio
Developer version of Gemini with free Pro model access and large context window.
Grok
Model launched by xAI with real-time Twitter feed integration.
Perplexity
AI-powered search engine with real-time web access, providing accurate literature citations.
1.2 Domestic Models
5 itemsDeepSeek
DeepSeek, the shining star of Chinese open-source models with exceptional coding and mathematical capabilities.
Meta AI Search
Ad-free AI search engine with structured search results display.
Doubao
ByteDance's AI assistant with excellent voice interaction, ideal for daily Q&A.
Kimi
From Moonshot AI, supports ultra-long lossless context, excelling at reading long papers.
Tongyi Qianwen
Alibaba's AI model with strong comprehensive capabilities, suitable for business and document analysis.
1.3 Prompts
2 itemsIn-depth Research Paper Analysis
AI PROMPTAct as a senior postdoc to comprehensively analyze literature figures, data, and mechanisms, generating a thesis-level report.
Structured Review Paper Analysis
AI PROMPTDeconstruct complex review articles into well-structured, informative Chinese academic reports for rapid domain mastery.
2. Academic Search
15 items2.1 Academic Search (Foreign Literature)
7 itemsGoogle Scholar
World's largest academic literature index database, essential for research.
PubMed
NIH-maintained biomedical literature database, the most authoritative search platform in life sciences.
Web of Science
World's most authoritative academic citation database, essential for research evaluation and literature review.
Semantic Scholar
AI-powered free academic search engine with accurate one-sentence summaries (TLDR) and citation intent analysis.
X-Mol
Comprehensive academic platform providing literature news, academic community, and research tools.
Bing Academic
Microsoft Bing's academic search with clean interface and wide resource coverage.
ProQuest
Leading global academic database platform covering journal articles, dissertations (PQDT), and e-books across humanities, social sciences, biomedicine and more.
2.2 Academic Search (Chinese Literature)
4 itemsCNKI
China's largest Chinese academic literature database, essential for finding theses and dissertations.
Wanfang Data
Comprehensive Chinese academic resource database covering journals, patents, and standards.
Baidu Scholar
Aggregates massive Chinese and English literature, providing free plagiarism checking.
PubScholar (Recommended)
Chinese Academy of Sciences' public welfare platform, providing free access to 80 million full-text articles with iFlytek translation.
2.3 Journal Rankings & Partitions
1 items2.4 AI Literature Analysis & Network Maps
3 itemsSciSpace
The ultimate PDF reader with AI Copilot for word translation, figure/formula explanation, and core conclusion summarization.
Connected Papers
Excellent literature topology network visualization tool. Input one paper to instantly map the field's context.
Elicit
Your AI postdoc assistant that automatically extracts experimental data, methods, and results from vast literature into tables.
3. Literature Download
10 items3.1 Direct Download
6 itemsSci-hub (Recommended)
Breaking academic barriers, free download of most paid papers worldwide.
SciWork (Recommended)
Literature mutual aid platform solving difficult paper downloads through community power.
GeenMedical
Chinese literature download platform with massive literature resource search and download.
Scidown
Academic resource download navigation without VPN needed.
Longmao Academic
Academic navigation site aggregating multiple Google Scholar mirrors and download portals.
Wenxian Tribe
Provides literature download plus e-books and patent search.
3.2 Literature Management & Reading
4 itemsEndNote
World's most classic literature management tool, essential paper writing assistant for researchers.
Zotero (Recommended)
Free open-source literature management tool with rich plugins, dramatically improving research efficiency.
Xiao Lv Jing
Professional SCI literature reader with full-text translation, note management, and literature analysis.
Scholaread
AI-driven literature reading and management platform providing summary, translation, and analysis.
4. Patents
6 items4.1 Patent Search
3 items4.2 Patent Download
3 items5. Natural Products
23 items5.1 Spectral Analysis & Structure Elucidation
8 itemsWeipu Data
Well-known NMR carbon spectrum database in China.
NP-MRD
Natural product magnetic resonance database for structure elucidation.
GNPS
Global Natural Products Social molecular networking, the ultimate mass spectrometry data analysis tool.
SIRIUS
Top AI mass spectrometry tool integrating CSI:FingerID to directly predict metabolite structures from high-res MS/MS data.
SMART
NMR-based rapid natural product structure deduplication and identification tool.
DeepSAT
Deep learning-assisted spectrum analysis tool.
DP5
Probabilistic prediction tool for NMR structure elucidation.
Pep2Path
Links peptide mass spectrometry data to genomic biosynthetic gene clusters.
5.2 Specialized Natural Product Libraries
6 itemsCMNPD
Comprehensive marine natural product database, authoritative platform for discovering novel marine scaffolds and highly active molecules.
TCMSP
Traditional Chinese Medicine systems pharmacology database containing massive TCM active ingredients and target information.
KNApSAcK
Classic species-metabolite relationship database for precise queries of natural products in specific plants or microorganisms.
NPEdia
Encyclopedia focused on natural products and their biological activities.
NP Atlas
Microbial natural product atlas providing structure and source information.
DBAASP
Antimicrobial peptide structure and activity database.
5.3 Comprehensive Chemical Databases
5 itemsPubChem
World's largest chemical molecule database provided by NIH.
ChemSpider
Free chemical structure database provided by Royal Society of Chemistry.
MoNA
Mass Spectrometry library, one of the largest free untargeted metabolomics and natural product MS databases.
ChEBI
Database of chemical entities of biological interest.
SciFinder
Authoritative chemistry research platform by CAS, covering 275M+ substances, 150M+ reactions, and 59M+ references.
5.4 Property Prediction & Computational Tools
4 itemsSwissADME
Extremely intuitive drug-likeness, water solubility, brain penetration, and ADME prediction tool, preferred for research.
SwissTargetPrediction
Predicts unknown target proteins of small molecule natural products in humans based on reverse pharmacophore matching.
ADMETlab 3.0
Comprehensive evaluation of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity.
ChemCalc
Chemical calculator for rapid molecular formula and isotope distribution calculation.
6. Gene Tools
36 items6.1 Comprehensive Gene Sequence Analysis
12 itemsNeurosnap
AI-based comprehensive biological analysis platform.
EBI Tools
Collection of bioinformatics online tools provided by EBI.
NCBI
National Center for Biotechnology Information, core gateway for life sciences.
National Genomics Data Center
China's National Genomics Data Center providing massive genomic data resources.
Ensembl
Extremely powerful eukaryotic genome browser and annotation database, preferred for transcript lookup.
TBtool
Powerful batch processing and analysis tool for biological sequences.
GTEx Portal
Gene tissue expression database for studying gene expression patterns across different tissues.
GeneCards
Comprehensive human gene database integrating gene function, expression, variation and more.
IMP
Integrated medicinal plant omics platform with 1,007 high-quality plant genomes, 800M+ genes, and 2,158 transcriptomic samples.
SGD
Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome database providing detailed yeast gene sequence, annotation, function, and protein information.
Nicomics
Tobacco genome database developed by Huazhong Agricultural University providing tobacco genome and transcriptomics data.
DOE JGI
US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute providing microbial genome databases like IMG, GOLD, Genome Portal and BBTools.
6.2 Domain & Homology Analysis
5 itemseggNOG-Mapper
Fast gene functional annotation tool based on eggNOG database supporting GO, KEGG, COG annotations, 2-15x faster than BLAST.
InterPro
Database of protein families, domains, and functional sites.
HMMER
Sequence homology search tool based on hidden Markov models.
CD Search
NCBI conserved domain database search.
SCOP2
Protein structure classification database.
6.3 Sequence Alignment & Phylogenetic Trees
5 itemsClustal Omega
Fast and accurate multiple sequence alignment tool.
MAFFT
High-performance multiple sequence alignment program.
Jalview
Software for editing, visualizing, and analyzing multiple sequence alignments.
MEGA
Molecular evolutionary genetics analysis software, essential for phylogenetic tree construction.
iTOL
Online phylogenetic tree visualization and annotation tool.
6.4 Genome & Primer Design
4 itemsCircos
Circular visualization software for data and information, commonly used for genome mapping.
Oligo Calc
Oligonucleotide properties calculator.
IDT OligoAnalyzer
Professional primer analysis tool from IDT for analyzing dimers and hairpin structures.
Augustus
Eukaryotic gene and intron annotation prediction tool.
6.5 Gene Editing & CRISPR
5 itemsCHOPCHOP
Harvard-developed easy-to-use CRISPR/Cas (Cas9, Cpf1, etc.) sgRNA design and off-target prediction tool.
CRISPOR
One of the most cited 'gold standard' tools, evaluating off-target effects and outputting primer sequences for cloning.
Benchling CRISPR
Most popular comprehensive plasmid and sequence design platform in industry with powerful CRISPR gRNA design module.
Cas-OFFinder
Ultra-fast search for CRISPR/Cas off-target sites with customizable mismatches and bulges.
Synthego Design
Free online design tool from leading CRISPR company, especially good for multi-gene knockout experiments.
6.6 Plasmid & Clone Construction
2 items6.7 Expression Elements & RNA Analysis
3 itemsRBS Calculator
Synthetic biology core tool from Salis Lab for precise prediction and design of ribosome binding sites (RBS) to control translation rates.
BPROM
Classic bacterial promoter prediction tool for finding transcription start sites and -10/-35 regions.
RNAfold
Standard tool for predicting RNA secondary structure, essential for riboswitch design or mRNA stability optimization.
7. Protein Tools
70 items7.1 Comprehensive Protein Analysis Platforms
5 itemsTamarind
AI-based protein structure and function analysis platform.
Novopro
Peptide and protein online tools from Novopro.
Expasy
Proteomics server provided by Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.
DTU Health Tech
Bioinformatics toolkit from Technical University of Denmark.
CD-HIT
Efficient protein sequence clustering tool.
7.2 Protein Structure Prediction
14 itemsAlphaFold 3
Google DeepMind's latest generation protein structure prediction model.
ColabFold
Run AlphaFold2 in browser without local computing power.
Chai-1
Cutting-edge molecular structure prediction model with top accuracy.
Swiss-Model
Fully automated protein homology modeling server.
RoseTTAFold
Protein structure prediction tool from Baker Lab.
ESMFold
Meta's language model-based fast protein structure prediction.
Protenix
Professional protein analysis and structure prediction server.
I-TASSER
Iterative thread assembly algorithm, classic structure prediction tool.
QUARK
Ab initio protein structure prediction tool.
Robetta
Baker Lab's protein structure prediction server.
AWSEM
Atomic movability-based protein structure prediction tool.
DSSP
Protein secondary structure prediction and classification.
Dali Server
Web server for protein structure alignment.
3D-Beacons Network
Network platform integrating multiple structure prediction services.
7.3 Molecular Docking
12 itemsAutoDock
Standard software in molecular simulation and docking.
AutoDock Vina
Faster and more accurate open-source docking engine.
HDock
Hybrid algorithm protein-protein/docking server.
DiffDock
Diffusion model-based molecular docking tool.
ClusPro
Protein-protein docking server from Boston University.
CABS-dock
Peptide-protein docking tool from University of Warsaw.
HPEPDOCK
Peptide-protein docking server from HUST.
Flexible Peptide Docking
Flexible peptide docking server from Meiler Lab.
RPBS
Biomolecular simulation portal from Paris Diderot.
CavityPlus
Protein cavity detection tool from Peking University.
ChemSAR
Compound SAR analysis and docking tool.
DeepScreening
Deep learning-based virtual screening tool.
7.4 Protein Sequence & Structure Databases
8 itemsUniProt
Universal protein resource with sequence and function info.
NCBI Protein
Protein sequence database from NCBI.
AlphaFold DB
Database of protein structures predicted by AlphaFold.
RCSB PDB
Protein Data Bank with experimental structures.
STRING
World's largest PPI network database.
IntAct
Molecular interaction database from EBI.
The Human Protein Atlas
Human protein atlas with expression data.
OPM
Membrane protein orientation database.
7.5 Enzyme Properties & Localization Prediction
8 itemsExpOptimizer
Codon optimization for heterologous expression.
Protein-Sol
Predicts protein solubility.
SignalP
Predicts signal peptides and cleavage sites.
DeepTMHMM
Deep learning transmembrane prediction.
Rare Codon Analyzer
Analyzes rare codons.
PPSP
Phosphorylation site prediction.
GPS-SUMO
SUMOylation site prediction.
MAI-TargetFisher
Multi-scale target prediction.
7.6 Enzyme Mining & Functional Annotation
5 items7.7 Protein Design & Engineering
11 itemsRFdiffusion
Diffusion model protein generation from Baker Lab.
ODesign
Deep learning affinity optimization.
BindCraft
DL protein-ligand binding design.
CACLENS
AI protein optimization.
CATNIP
ML binding affinity prediction.
EZSpecificity
Enzyme specificity optimization.
MPEK
Protease stability prediction.
LigandMPNN
ProteinMPNN with ligand support.
ProteinMPNN
DL sequence design from structure.
FoldX
Mutation stability effect.
SaProt
Structure-aware protein LM from Westlake.
7.8 3D Structure Visualization
7 itemsPyMOL
Classic protein visualization software.
UCSF ChimeraX
Next-gen molecular visualization.
Mol*
Smooth web 3D visualization.
3Dmol.js
Lightweight WebGL visualization.
ESPript
Alignment figure tool.
WebLogo
Sequence LOGO tool.
colornames
Chimera color documentation.
8. Biosynthesis & Metabolism
31 items8.1 BGC Mining & Network Analysis
12 itemsantiSMASH
Most authoritative secondary metabolite BGC mining and analysis tool.
DeepBGC
Deep learning BGC mining tool for discovering novel 'dark matter' gene clusters.
BiG-SCAPE
Calculates gene cluster similarity and builds GCF networks.
ARTS
Antibiotic resistance target search for new antibiotic discovery.
SMBP
Secondary metabolite biosynthesis mining platform.
FunGeneClusterS
Fungal secondary metabolite BGC mining tool.
FunARTS
Fungal antibiotic resistance target search.
FunBGCs
Fungal BGC functional analysis tool.
2ndFind
Secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene finder.
BAGEL4
Tool for mining bacteriocins and RiPPs.
RiPPMiner
RiPP automatic mining and analysis.
GenoCGLLM
Plant BGC analysis platform.
8.2 Domain & Substrate Prediction
9 itemsPKS/NRPS Analysis
Classic PKS and NRPS domain analysis.
NaPDoS2
Phylogeny-based secondary metabolite domain detection.
NRPSpredictor2
Predicts NRPS adenylation domain substrate specificity.
SBSPKS
PKS structure and sequence analysis.
Cagecat
Fungal BGC analysis and visualization.
LassoPred
Lasso peptide domain prediction.
PARAS
PKS/NRPS adenylation domain substrate prediction.
DeepAden
Deep learning NRPS adenylation domain prediction.
NRPSTransformer
NRPS/PKS analysis and product prediction.
8.3 Metabolic Pathway Design & Retrosynthesis
4 itemsKEGG
Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, authoritative pathway analysis database.
RetroBioCat
Powerful biocatalysis and computer-aided retrosynthesis platform.
BioCyc
Curated metabolic pathway database with detailed species-specific models.
Selenzyme
Automated enzyme matching and screening for metabolic pathways.
8.4 BGC & Metabolic Model Databases
6 itemsMIBiG
Standard BGC database with known functions.
antiSMASH Database
antiSMASH predicted BGC database.
DoBISCUIT
PKS/NRPS BGC database from Japanese NITE.
IMG-ABC
BGC atlas from JGI.
BiGG Models
Largest genome-scale metabolic model database.
NP Discovery Center
Natural products discovery center database.
9. Biomedicine
9 items9.1 Drug Databases
5 itemsDrugBank
Most authoritative drug target and interaction database.
ChEMBL
Bioactive molecule database from EBI.
BindingDB
Protein-ligand binding affinity database.
IUPHAR
IUPHAR drug target and receptor database.
ClinPGx
Clinical pharmacogenomics database.
9.2 Cancer Omics Analysis
4 items10. Lab Supplies & Reagents
10 items10.1 Chemical Reagents & Consumables
7 itemsChemicalBook
Chemical information search platform.
Aladdin
Comprehensive chemical supplier.
Macklin
Domestic chemical platform.
Sinopharm
Sinopharm reagents.
Solarbio
Domestic bio reagent brand.
Sigma-Aldrich
Leading global reagent supplier.
Thermo Fisher
World's largest scientific provider.