Gene encoding an enzyme or other functional protein for glycan synthesis.
Notes: - The term should not be confused with glycogen (an energy-storage glucose polysacharide in animals and fungi).
- Proteins for glycan synthesis include glycosyltransferases, sugar-nucleotide synthases, sugar-nucleotide transporters, and sulfotransferases (see glycosylation, activated nucleotide sugars).
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1171 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)