title: UniCarbKB: putting the pieces together for glycomics research.
abstract: Despite the success of several international initiatives the glycosciences still lack a managed infrastructure that contributes to the advancement of research through the provision of comprehensive structural and experimental glycan data collections. UniCarbKB is an initiative that aims to promote the creation of an online information storage and search platform for glycomics and glycobiology research. The knowledgebase will offer a freely accessible and information-rich resource supported by querying interfaces, annotation technologies and the adoption of common standards to integrate structural, experimental and functional data. The UniCarbKB framework endeavors to support the growth of glycobioinformatics and the dissemination of knowledge through the provision of an open and unified portal to encourage the sharing of data. In order to achieve this, the framework is committed to the development of tools and procedures that support data annotation, and expanding interoperability through cross-referencing of existing databases. Database URL: http://www.unicarbkb.org.
authors: Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Matthew P
authors: MP
authors: Campbell
authors: Catherine A
authors: CA
authors: Hayes
authors: Weston B
authors: WB
authors: Struwe
authors: Marc R
authors: MR
authors: Wilkins
authors: Kiyoko F
authors: KF
authors: Aoki-Kinoshita
authors: David J
authors: DJ
authors: Harvey
authors: Pauline M
authors: PM
authors: Rudd
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Kolarich
authors: Frederique
authors: F
authors: Lisacek
authors: Niclas G
authors: NG
authors: Karlsson
authors: Nicolle H
authors: NH
authors: Packer
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D054794:Glycomics / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet; D051188:Knowledge Bases