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Glycobiology

The study of the structure, function, and biology of carbohydrates (sugars) and carbohydrate-containing molecules, known as glycans, in biological systems.

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The study of the structure, function, and biology of carbohydrates (sugars) and carbohydrate-containing molecules, known as glycans, in biological systems.

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5 entry terms
  • Glycoscience
  • Glycosciences
  • Glycochemistry
  • Structural Glycobiology
  • Glycobiology, Structural

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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2026 (2008)

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  1. H01w.158w.273w.356w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glycobiology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099126. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099126
  2. Glycobiology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycobiology
  3. Glycobiology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899224