Glycolipidomics is a study of the composition, structure, and function of glycolipid molecules and their biological significance in living organisms. Glycoinformatics-assisted glycolipidomics analysis combines approaches from several disciplines, including glycoinformatics, glycobiology, and systems biology, thus enabling an in-depth study of the biological functions of glycolipids. CD BioGlyco offers comprehensive glycoinformatics-assisted glycolipidomics analysis services, drawing on our extensive expertise in Glycoinformatics-assisted Glycomics Analysis.
Our specialists utilize the glycolipid database to search for known glycolipid structures and compare them with the glycolipids under investigation to preliminarily determine their potential structures. Subsequently, mass spectrometry is employed to ascertain the molecular weight of the glycolipids, fragmentation profiles, and other relevant information for inferring their structures. Concurrently, we employ glycoinformatics methods to analyze the mass spectrometry data and aid in identifying the sugar and fatty acid groups within the glycolipid molecules.
We initially gather data on glycolipid metabolism from various sources such as public databases and literature reports. This includes genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data related to glycan and lipid metabolism pathways. We then conduct glycoinformatics analyses on the collected data, including gene annotations and pathway enrichment analyses. Subsequently, we use software to develop a mathematical model of the glycolipid metabolic pathway to comprehend its structure and regulatory mechanism. Following this, we simulate and predict the behavior of the glycolipid metabolic pathway, including metabolite production rates and metabolic flux distribution. Finally, the modeling and prediction results are validated through experiments.
Technology: Fluorescent labeling, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)
Journal: Comput. Biol. Chem
IF: 3.1
Published: 2020
Results: This article focuses on the research areas of glycobiology and glycomics and the applications of systems glycobiology. The article also mentions the impact and development of systems biology on glycomics research and introduces the concepts and methods of systems glycobiology. In addition, the article mentions the application of bioinformatics tools in the field of glycobiology and provides the basics for glycobiologists interested in glycomics and computational biologists interested in studying glycomics. Glycolipidomics based on glycoinformatics is primarily concerned with studying the structural and functional assessment of glycolipids in biological systems, as well as investigating the impact of inter-individual and population variation in glycolipids on disease susceptibility and response to health interventions. Researchers can utilize glycoinformatics tools to resolve the glycosylation process by integrating glycolipidomics data with data from other histological fields.
Fig.1 The process of ganglioside profiling. (Hohenwallner, et al., 2022)
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We envision a future where the intricate world of carbohydrate is no longer shrouded in mystery, but rather illuminated by the power of cutting-edge computational tools.