Glycoinformatics

Glycoinformatics is a presently new branch of bioinformatics that deals with the study of carbohydrates. It broadly includes database, software, and algorithm development for the study of carbohydrate structures, glycoconjugates, enzymatic carbohydrate synthesis and degradation, as well as carbohydrate interactions. Primitive usage of the term does not presently include the treatment of carbohydrates from the more well-known nutritive aspect.