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PCR primer and probes design, DNA and protein tools, repeats and own database searches

Contact

Street address: Viikinkaari 1 (P.O.Box 65) Biocenter 3
00014 University of Helsinki
Tel: +358-9-19158869
fax: +358-9-19159930
E-mail: ruslan.kalendar*helsinki.fi

Web tools for PCR, multiplex PCR, qPCR, in silico PCR and oligonucleotide

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System requirements

Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/2003/XP/2000 (32-Bit (x86) or 64-Bit)
2 GB RAM
1280x800 minimum screen resolution

Instructions

Run the fastpcr.msi file that starts the Installation Wizard.
Follow all steps suggested by the wizard. You need local administrator rights on your computer to install FastPCR. No spyware, no registration, no "paid version". Just download and use.

To academic institutions FastPCR is available for a free, provided for non-commercial research and education use only (not for reproduction or distribution or commercial use).

This software cannot be used in any commercial enterprises.

FastPCR Professional 6.0: fastpcr.msi (2.2Mb) (hosted by PrimerDigital)
Current FastPCR version: 6.0.128 (7 February 2010)

This is installation file for all Windows, Linux and Mac with Windows Emulator.
Although FastPCR is not officially supported on the Linux platform at this time, users report being able to run FastPCR successfully on Linux using WINE.
Linux installation, it is not need to compile source - just type 'wine msiexec /i FastPCR.msi' and it will install without problem. Users who want to use FastPCR on the Mac platform are encouraged to use the Virtual PC Windows Emulator from Microsoft, or other platform virtual machine.

FastPCR update for all previous versions: fastpcr6.zip (0.27Mb)
Manually copy to desktop or overwrite old file: fastpcr.exe by new one in the FastPCR folder:
C:\Program Files\FastPCR
or for 64-Bit Windows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\FastPCR

Alternative on-line Java-based application: PCR primer and probe design from Webtools

Basic FastPCR v.6.0 User Guide (PDF 1Mb)

Reference:

Kalendar R, Lee D, Schulman AH 2009. FastPCR Software for PCR Primer and Probe Design and Repeat Search. Genes, Genomes and Genomics, 3(1): 1-14. [www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/Programs/fastpcr.htm]

Reporting errors, propositions, and citations of FastPCR send it to me:
If you encounter a bug, it would be very helpful if you could send me a feedback report with the data and conditions you were using, in order to fix the encountered bug.