Table 2:
Comparison of in silico Digestion Tool Features
| Tool Name | Digests Whole Proteome | User Supplied Database(s) | Can Digest Multiple Databases | Runs Parallel Protease Digestions | Enables Custom Protease Generation | Determines Uniqueness of Peptides | Provides Data Visualization | Includes PTM Annotations | Cross- Platform Web Interface | Provides Theoretical Peptide Fragmentation Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProteaseGuru | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (C# GUI) | No |
| iHPDM24 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| IPEP25 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| MS-Digest | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| pepServe26 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| PeptideCutter27 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| PeptideManager10 | Yes | Yes | Yes (max:2) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No (C# GUI) | No |
| PeptideMass28 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Protein Digest | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Proteogest29 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No (Perl application) | No |
| Rapid Peptides Generator30 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No (Python tool) | No |