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The carbohydrate sequence markup language (CabosML): an XML description of carbohydrate structures
Norihiro Kikuchi1, Akihiko Kameyama, Shuuichi Nakaya
1Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd., Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan. kikuchi@hydra.mki.co.jp
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
|November 27, 2004
Summary
Researchers developed a new language, CabosML, to describe carbohydrate structures. This advances bioinformatics tools for glycomics, addressing a significant gap in current resources.
Area of Science:
- Glycomics
- Bioinformatics
- Carbohydrate Chemistry
Background:
- Bioinformatics resources for glycomics lag behind genomics and proteomics.
- The complexity of carbohydrate structures hinders standardized representation and tool development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a standardized language for representing carbohydrate structures.
- To facilitate the advancement of bioinformatics tools for glycomics.
Main Methods:
- Development of a carbohydrate sequence markup language (CabosML).
- Utilizing XML (Extensible Markup Language) for structural description.
Main Results:
- CabosML provides a standardized XML-based description for carbohydrate structures.
- An experimental database and language definition are available online.
Conclusions:
- CabosML addresses the need for standardized representation in glycomics.
- This development is expected to spur progress in glycomics bioinformatics tools.