External Resources
Below you'll find resources we've compiled from across the web to help you get into glycoscience. It includes glycomics organizations the world over, data resources and tools, and repositories. If you have developed a tool or resource that you would like included in this list, please contact us.
GlycoNet
A national initiative that works synergistically with GIA to promote glycomics research in Canada
Society for Glycobiology
Non-profit scholarly society that runs a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, Glycobiology
National Center for Functional Glycomics
Offers glycan and glycopeptide microarray sample analysis and data interpretation
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Provides analytical services and training for the study of complex carbohydrates
ACS Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry
A technical division of the ACS focused on carbohydrate chemistry
Institute for Glycomics
Delivers novel drug, vaccine, and diagnostic technologies with carbohydrate-related targets
Australian Glycoscience Society
Builds connections between glycoscientists in Australia and internationally (aka Glyco@Oz)
Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience
Distributes research grants and supports international conferences on glycoscience
Compiles and makes recent advancements in glycomics accessible to wider audiences
The Glycophysics Network
Facilitates the integration of novel molecular tools into glycoscience research
The Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research
Runs a peer-reviewed research journal, The Journal of Applied Glycoscience
iGCORE
An integrative glycoscience hub promoting cross-disciplinary research
GlycoCore
Investigates the roles glycans play in various diseases using mouse models
Essentials of Glycobiology, 4th Ed.
Provides a basic overview of glycobiology for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate-level biology students
A Useful Guide to Lectin Binding
Machine-learning directed annotation of the glycan-binding specificities of commercially available lectins in current use
Chemical Glycobiology
47 min
Carolyn Bertozzi, Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Imaging the Glycome
58 min
Carolyn Bertozzi, Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Glycobiology and Clinical Applications
11 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Overview of Glycobiology
6 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Tools for Glycoprotein Analysis
6 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Identification and Characterization of Protein Glycosylation
10 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Peptide From Phage Display Library Modulate Gene Expression
8 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Elucidating the Complexity of Heparin Oligosaccharide Analysis
27 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
One Step Protocol for Deglycosylation with Rapid PNGase F
3 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Two Step Protocol for Deglycosylation with Rapid PNGase F
3 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Behind the Paper: Comprehensive Profiling of Glycosphingolipid Glycans
6 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Behind the Paper: An Engineered Fbs1 Carbohydrate Binding Protein for Selective Capture of N-glycans
5 min
New England Biolabs, Glycobiology series
Glycobiology, Influenza, and Drug Development
17 min
Warren Wakarchuk, GlycoNet
Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation
14 min
Barbara Triggs-Raine, Professor, University of Manitoba
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
26 min
Richard Uwiera & Trina Uwiera, University of Alberta
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 1. Introduction
9 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 2. Nomenclature
12 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 3. Protecting Groups
8 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 4. Modifications to the Carbohydrate Ring
13 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 5. Chemical Glycosylation
16 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 6. Biosynthesis and Chemoenzymatic Synthesis
12 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 7. 1D NMR Analysis of Carbohydrates
11 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 8. 2D NMR Analysis of Carbohydrates
20 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
Carbohydrate Chemistry Part 9. Mass Spectrometry of Carbohydrates
15 min
Ryan Snitynsky & Kaitlyn Towle, GlycoNet Carbohydrate Chemistry 101 series
EGC 2020 Webinar Recordings
Topics include vaccine development, live-cell proximity labeling, cellulose nano-structures, and molecular imaging
EGC 2021 Webinar Recordings
Topics include the role of the glycan shield in the activation of SARS-CoV-2, IgG fucosylation in immune responses, and integrative structural glycobiology
EGC 2022 Webinar Recordings
Topics include autoimmunity, osteoarthritis, ovarian and breast cancer, glycoinformatics, and carbohydrate synthesis
EGC 2023 Webinar Recordings
Topics include the immunopathology of altered glycosylation, biomarker discovery, HMO biology, and plant cell wall biology
CAZy
Carbohydrate-active enzymes database
CAZypedia
Database of CAZymes and associated carbohydrate-binding modules
CSBD
Carbohydrate structure database
DAGR
Database of anti-glycan reagents
GAG-DB
Database of 3D structures of glycosaminoglycans
Glycopedia
eChapters on select carbohydrate-based topics in the field of glycoscience
GLYCAM-Web
Database of 3D structures of molecules and complexes containing carbohydrates
Glyco@Expasy
Web-based glycoinformatics resources tool
GlycoDigest
Tool for in silico digestion of glycans by exoglycosidases
GlyConnect
Integrated glycosylation data platform
GlyConnect Compozitor
Tool to contextualize glycan composition sets
GlycoForest
Partial de novo glycan sequencing tool based on MS/MS data
GlyGen
Platform for computational and informatics resources for glycoscience
GlycoSiteAlign
Tool for multiple alignment of sequences around glycosylation sites
GlyCosmos
GlyCosmos glycoscience portal
Glydin'
Tool for network representation of known glycan determinants
GlycoMod
Tool to predict oligosaccharide structures on proteins based on their mass
Glynsight
Tool to visualize and compare glycan expression profiles
GlyS3
Tool to match a glycan substrate to a database of full structures
GlyTouCan
Non-curated international glycan structure repository
HMO-Glycologue
Tool to simulate human milk oligosaccharide synthesis
JCGGDB
Japanese consortium for glycobiology and glycotechnology
MonosaccharideDB
Comprehensive monosaccharide database
Myristoylator
Tool for N-terminal myristoylation of proteins by neural networks
MzJava
Open source Java class library to process MS fragmentation
O-GlcNAc Database
Database of O-GlcNAcylated proteins and sites
PepSweetener
Human intact N-glycopeptide mass matching tool
SugarBind
Pathogen sugar-binding database
SugarSketcher
SNFG-compliant glycan structure drawing tool
Swiss Mass Abacus
Intuitive calculator of peptide and glycopeptide masses
UniCard-DB
Database of glycan structures and associated mass spectrometry data
UniCarb-DR
Non-curated sister repository to UniCarb-DB
UniLectin
Database of structural and functional classification of lectins