Table 3.

The non-B DNA motifs and other DNA features covered in nBMST versus other existing tools

Non-B DNA motif/feature	nBMST	QuadFinder	QGRS Mapper	TTS Mapping	TFO	Z-Hunt II	IRF
Direct repeats	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
G-Quadruplex forming repeats	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Inverted repeats	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Cruciform motifs	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Mirror repeats	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Triplex forming repeats	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Z-DNA motifs	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
A-Phased repeats (static bends)	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No