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Comet_ms

Comet_ms

Comet is a tool to search tandem mass spectra (MS/MS) of peptides against databases. The Comet algorithm is multithreaded and includes functions for the analysis of post-translational modifications.

Topic

Proteomics; Proteomics experiment

Details

  • Operation: Peptide identification; Peptide database search
  • Software interface: Command-line user interface
  • Language: C++
  • Operating system: Linux; Microsoft Windows
  • License: Apache License v2
  • Cost: Free
  • Version name: 2019.01
  • Maturity: Mature
  • Credit: The Universityof Washington’s Proteomics Resource
  • Contact: engj _at_ uw.edu
  • Collection: -

Publications

Eng JK, Jahan TA, Hoopmann MR "Comet: an open-source MS/MS sequence database search tool." Proteomics, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.201200439
PMID: 23148064
PMCID: None


Eng JK, Hoopmann MR, Jahan TA, Egertson JD, Noble WS, MacCoss MJ "A deeper look into Comet--implementation and features." J Am Soc Mass Spectrom, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13361-015-1179-x
PMID: 26115965
PMCID: PMC4607604


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