Protocol for constructing glycan biosynthetic networks using glycowork

Abstract

Summary: Glycans, present across all domains of life, comprise a wide range of monosaccharides assembled into complex, branching structures. Here, we present an in silico protocol to construct biosynthetic networks from a list of observed glycans using the Python package glycowork. We describe steps for data preparation, network construction, feature analysis, and data export. This protocol is implemented in Python using example data and can be adapted for use with customized datasets.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Thomès et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.

Keywords

• Bioinformatics
• Sequence analysis
• Evolutionary biology