This handbook provides comprehensive information on all known glycosyltransferases and their related genes. Nearly 100 chapters, contributed by experts in the field, compile the latest information in a concise format for easy reference. Readers have access to the databases for each glycogene with the accession numbers in each chapter, and maps of biosynthetic pathways of glycoconjugates are also given. The book deals comprehensively with enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of carbohydrate chain