Abstract
Research in glycomics and glycoproteomics is making rapid progress as a result of technological advances in mass spectrometry. Bioinformatics is an indispensable discipline for analyzing overwhelming amounts of information generated by mass spectrometry. This minireview summarizes bioinformatics contributions to glycan mass spectrometry data analysis. To simplify the discussion on the wide range of bioinformatics contributions to this field, the research shown here will be categorized into three areas; “Calculator-type tools,” “Technologies for glycan structure determination by tandem MS” and “Other noteworthy bioinformatics technologies for MS.” Lastly, future prospects of the contribution of bioinformatics to glycobiology will be discussed.
