2.4.2 Bioinformatics research of Chinese glycomics
In addition to structural analysis techniques, glycoinformatics and microarray technology of glycans/lectins also play an important role in glycomics. The newly reported glycoinformatics method SPRINT-Gly has been superior to many existing algorithms and performs well in analyzing glycomic data. On the other hand, glycan/ lectin arrays are now powerful glycomics tools that can be used to identify glycan recognition patterns of certain pathogenic bacteria. Sugar chip technology is widely used to reveal glycan-protein interactions in animal, plant and microbial food matrices. At present, the glycomics method is developing towards more general and accurate analysis.
Significance of Chinese glycomics research