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Carbohydrate side chains are chains found on the surface of the cell membrane that are made of carbohydrates.
They are attached to various proteins and lipids, modifying their functions.
These chains have various biological functions, including regulating protein conformation, transport, and stability, as well as cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions.
The structures of carbohydrate chains are constructed by complex reactions of Glycosyltransferases (EC 2.4), glycosidases, and nucleotide sugars.
Carbohydrate chains are not encoded by the genetic code, and their functions have been studied by generatin…