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Symbol nomenclature for glycan representation
Author(s) -
Varki Ajit,
Cummings Richard D.,
Esko Jeffrey D.,
Freeze Hudson H.,
Stanley Pamela,
Marth Jamey D.,
Bertozzi Carolyn R.,
Hart Gerald W.,
Etzler Marilynn E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
proteomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.26
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1615-9861
pISSN - 1615-9853
DOI - 10.1002/pmic.200900708
Subject(s) - glycomics , glycobiology , nomenclature , glycan , symbol (formal) , representation (politics) , computer science , computational biology , information retrieval , biology , programming language , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , biochemistry , politics , law , political science , glycoprotein
The glycan symbol nomenclature proposed by Harvey et al . in these pages has relative advantages and disadvantages. The use of symbols to depict glycans originated from Kornfeld in 1978, was systematized in the First Edition of “Essentials of Glycobiology” and updated for the second edition, with input from relevant organizations such as the Consortium for Functional Glycomics. We also note that >200 illustrations in the second edition have already been published using our nomenclature and are available for download at PubMed.