Category:GO:0030246 ! carbohydrate binding

name: carbohydrate binding
namespace: molecular_function
alt_id: GO:0005529
def: "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." [GOC:mah]
subset: goslim_agr
subset: goslim_chembl
subset: goslim_drosophila
subset: goslim_flybase_ribbon
subset: goslim_metagenomics
subset: goslim_pir
subset: goslim_plant
subset: goslim_plant_ribbon
synonym: "selectin" RELATED []
synonym: "sugar binding" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0005488 ! binding

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0030246</GOterm>
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