The Glycoverse Ecosystem

-omics, thoughtfully connected.

A cohesive R ecosystem that turns experimental data and glycan structures into clear, reproducible biological insight.

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ReadExperimental data
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UnderstandGlycan structure
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DiscoverBiological meaning

Explore the release API

One ecosystem. Every step.

Choose a task to see how released Glycoverse packages turn complex glyco-omics work into readable R code.

01-import.R release API
library(glyread)

# Read pGlyco3 + pGlycoQuant output directly into
# a validated glyexp::GlycoproteomicSE container.
exp <- read_pglyco3_pglycoquant(
  "Quant.spectra.list",
  sample_info = "sample_info.csv",
  quant_method = "label-free",
  glycan_type = "N"
)

exp

Meet the packages

Designed to work together.

Use the whole ecosystem or compose only the focused tools your analysis needs.

Entrance Packages

Get started with the glycoverse ecosystem in minutes with these two entry points.

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glycoverse

Install all packages

Metapackage for easy installation and loading of the entire glycoverse ecosystem.

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glysmith

Out-of-box analytical pipelines

High-level workflows that integrate cleaning, statistics, and visualization into pipelines.

Omics Data Analysis

Tackle glycomics data from the first import through visual communication with reproducible, shareable code.

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glyexp

Organize experimental context

Validated GlycomicSE and GlycoproteomicSE containers for modern Bioconductor workflows.

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glyread

Import diverse formats

Read quantification results from Byonic, StrucGP, pGlyco3, Glyco-Decipher, and MSFragger.

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glyclean

Automatic preprocessing

Preprocess glycomics data with normalization, missing value handling, and batch correction.

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glystats

Model glycomic signatures

Statistical analysis including differential testing, PCA, clustering, and survival modeling.

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glyvis

Communicate insights

Exploratory visualizations that work directly with GlycomicSE and GlycoproteomicSE data.

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glyfun

Find functional meaning

Gene-set and glycan-centric enrichment for connecting differential glycosylation to biology.

Glycan Structure Analysis

Connect biological meaning to glycan compositions, motifs, and enzyme pathways with interoperable libraries.

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glyrepr

Consistent representations

Computational representations of glycan compositions and structures with IUPAC support.

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glyparse

Interpret glycan strings

Parse IUPAC, WURCS, GlycoCT, and Linear Code into glycan structures.

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glymotif

Find recurring motifs

Detect glycan motifs using subgraph isomorphism with curated databases.

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glydet

Detect glycan patterns

Calculate site-specific derived traits like galactosylation and sialylation.

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glyenzy

Trace enzymatic context

Simulate glycosylation biosynthesis and map glycans to glycosyltransferases.

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glyanno

Annotate glycan hierarchy

Deduce glycan compositions and refine structures from mass or generic inputs.

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glydb

Access glycan database

Query determined glycan structures from GlyTouCan with full linkage information.

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glydraw

Draw SNFG cartoons

Draw beautiful SNFG (Symbol Nomenclature for Glycans) cartoons.