Table 1. Comparison of bioinformatics tools for LAMP primer design.
| Feature | Software | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrimerExplorer 5.0 | MorphoCatcher | LAMP Designer 1.15 | GLAPD | |
| Platform | Web | Web, Linux | Windows, Macintosh | Linux |
| Command line | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| License | Free | Academic free | Commercial | Free |
| Target selection tool | No | Yes | No | No |
| Primer selection tool | Yes | Noa | Yes | Yes |
| Loop primer design | Yes | Yesa | Yes | Yes |
| Specific design | Yes | Yesa | No | Yes |
| Common design | Yes | Yesa | No | Yes |
| Multiplex set design | No | No | Yes | No |
| Self-dimerization test | Yes | Yesa | Yes | Yes |
| BLAST test | No | No | Yes | No |
Notes.
a
These features were specified considering that MorphoCatcher uses the primer selection tool of PrimerExplorer.