Tool that allows users to select a polysaccharide template and simply edit the repeat count.

[danwentworthart]

We have a prototype for this, and it is temporarily named "Polysaccharide Modeler." This may change.

The prototype shows 4 common polysaccharide templates. User selects a template, sets a repeat count, and that is all that is needed to start the build. If rotamer selection is possible, user will visit the options page.

We are asking for assistance gathering what is needed to add more templates. If you have the needed information for anything below, simply responding in the comments with the data is enough and we can take it from there.

We need the following for each template:

1. Glycam condensed sequence. (We can help if needed.)
2. Name
3. Repeating Unit label
4. pub_chem url
5. wikipedia url

Example: Cellulose Glycam condensed sequence : [4DGlcpb1-] Name : Cellulose Repeating Unit label : [4-Glc-b-1-] pub_chem url : https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/#query=cellulose wikipedia url : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose

We would like to have this data for the following, but if you have others you would like added, feel free to contribute.

Algal origin:

• Alginate
• Carrageenans (kappa, iota, lambda)
• Agarose
• Agaropectin

Microbial origin:

• Dextran
• Gellan gum
• Xanthan gum
• Pullulan
• Curdlan

Plant-derived:

• Amylose
• Amylopectin
• Arabinoxylans (cereal grains)
• Cereal beta-glucans
• Cellulose esters (acetate, acetate propionate, acetate butyrate)
• Cellulose ethers (methyl, ethyl, hydroxypropyl, carboxymethyl)
• Pectin (homogalacturonan, rhamnogalacturonan I and II, xylogalacturonan, arabinogalactan I and II, arabinan) Homogalacturonan rhamnogalacturonan I rhamnogalacturonan II xylogalacturonan arabinogalactan I arabinogalactan II arabinan
• Galactomannans (guar gum, tara gum, locust bean gum/carob gum, fenugreek gum)
• Glucomannans (e.g. konjac)
• Gum Arabic: arabinogalactan protein complex
• Inulin

Animal-derived:

• Heparin (GAGs in general)
• Hyaluronan
• Chitin
• Chitosan