for complete structural analysis of complex glycans is a difficult and complex field. However, the structure of the binding site of numerous lectins, enzymes and other carbohydrate-binding proteins have revealed a wide variety of the structural basis for glycome function. The purity of test samples have been obtained through chromatography (affinity chromatography etc.) and analytical electrophoresis (PAGE (polyacrylamide electrophoresis), capillary electrophoresis, affinity electrophoresis, etc.). See also Glycoside Glycoside hydrolase Glycosylation Glycosyltransferase Resources National Center for Functional Glycomics (NCFG) The focus of the NCFG is the development in the glycosciences, with an emphasis on exploring the molecular mechanisms of glycan recognition by proteins important in human biology and disease. They have a number of resources for glycan analysis as well as training in glycomics and protocols for glycan analysis GlyTouCan, Glycan structure repository Glycosciences.DE, German glycan database Carbohydrate Structure Database, Russian glycan database UniCarbKB, Australian glycan database GlycoSuiteDB, glycan database by Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics The Consortium for Functional Glycomics (CFG) is a non-profit research initiative comprising eight core facilities and 500+ participating investigators that work together to develop resources and services and make them available to the scientific community free of charge. The data generated by these resources are captured in databases accessible through the Functional Glycomics Gateway, a web resource maintained through a partnership between the CFG and Nature Publishing Group. Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future by the U.S. National Research Council. This site provides information about the U.S. National Research Council's reports and workshops on glycoscience. References External links Oligosaccharides Glycoproteins Carbohydrates Carbohydrate chemistry Glycomics