A multitude of glycosyltransferases (GTs), glycoside hydrolases (GHs; also called glycosidases), nucleotide sugar transporters, and other enzymes are required to synthesize and metabolize glycans. Also, many genes encode glycan-binding proteins (GBPs), which recognize specific glycan structures. This chapter provides a genomic perspective of the genes that code for GTs, GHs, and GBPs.
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