Glycoinformatics

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Glycoinformatics is a relatively new field of bioinformatics that pertains to the study of carbohydrates. It broadly includes (but is not restricted to) database, software, and algorithm development for the study of carbohydrate structures, glycoconjugates, enzymatic carbohydrate synthesis and degradation, as well as carbohydrate interactions. Conventional usage of the term does not currently include the treatment of carbohydrates from the more well-known nutritive aspect.

Contents 1 History of glycoinformatics 2 Glycoinformatics resources 2.1 Carbohydrate databases and tools 2.2 Other resources

[edit] History of glycoinformatics

[edit] Glycoinformatics resources

[edit] Carbohydrate databases and tools

• The EuroCarbDB project
• The GlycoSuite glycosylation database
• The original Carbbank database
• KEGG Glycan databases

[edit] Other resources

• The IUPAC carbohydrate nomenclature recommendations
• SwissProt compilation of glycosylhydrolase enzymes
• The consortium for functional glycomics
• CAZy database of carbohydrate-active enzymes