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In those definitions, the word [[sugar]] and the word [[glycan]] can be meaningfully substituted for carbohydrate. |
In those definitions, the word [[sugar]] and the word [[glycan]] can be meaningfully substituted for carbohydrate. |
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The following article discusses the possibility of a 'Human Glycome Project'. |
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The article, called ''[http://www.glycominds.com/theScientist.asp?HighLight=News Glycobiology Goes to the Ball]'' by Jeffrey M. Perkel, appeared in The Scientist on April the 29th 2002. |
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Revision as of 19:44, 26 April 2003
Glycome is the generic term for the collective identity of the entirety of carbohydrates in an organism.
It is reasonable to suppose that the word glycome has emerged as a consequence of the use of the words genome and proteome to which it is closely related.
An alternative definition is the collective identity of the entirety of carbohydrates in a cell.
In those definitions, the word sugar and the word glycan can be meaningfully substituted for carbohydrate.
The following article discusses the possibility of a 'Human Glycome Project'.
The article, called Glycobiology Goes to the Ball by Jeffrey M. Perkel, appeared in The Scientist on April the 29th 2002.