Basic local alignment search tool

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001131",
  "term": "Basic local alignment search tool",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A bioinformatics algorithm used to compare primary biological sequence information, such as amino acid sequences of proteins or nucleotide sequences of DNA/RNA, against sequence databases. It identifies regions of local similarity between sequences, which can indicate functional or evolutionary relationships. BLAST is widely used for gene discovery and protein function prediction.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1143 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/basic-local-alignment-search-tool/"
}