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Accession
GO:0030246
Name
carbohydrate binding
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
sugar binding, selectin
Alternate IDs
GO:0005529
Definition
Binding to a carbohydrate, which includes monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides as well as substances derived from monosaccharides by reduction of the carbonyl group (alditols), by oxidation of one or more hydroxy groups to afford the corresponding aldehydes, ketones, or carboxylic acids, or by replacement of one or more hydroxy group(s) by a hydrogen atom. Cyclitols are generally not regarded as carbohydrates. Source: GOC:mah
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0030246 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
None
Subset
goslim_metagenomics
goslim_flybase_ribbon
goslim_drosophila
goslim_chembl
goslim_plant
goslim_plant_ribbon
goslim_agr
goslim_pir
Include "regulates"
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Parents of carbohydrate binding (GO:0030246)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
carbohydrate binding [is_a relation] is_a  binding (GO:0005488)
carbohydrate binding [RO:0004009 relation] RO:0004009  carbohydrate (CHEBI:16646)
Children of carbohydrate binding (GO:0030246)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
monosaccharide binding (GO:0048029) [is_a relation] is_a  carbohydrate binding
polysaccharide binding (GO:0030247) [is_a relation] is_a  carbohydrate binding
calcium-dependent carbohydrate binding (GO:0120153) [is_a relation] is_a  carbohydrate binding
oligosaccharide binding (GO:0070492) [is_a relation] is_a  carbohydrate binding
galectin complex (GO:1990724) [RO:0002215 relation] RO:0002215  carbohydrate binding
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