Glycam Biomolecule Builder



The Glycam Biomolecule Builder is a free, online builder for carbohydrates and related molecules (e.g., glycoproteins).

Additional utilities available elsewhere on GLYCAM Web:
Current Capabilities of the Biomolecule Builder:
  • Build linear or branched oligosaccharides.
  • Attach an oligosaccharide to a protein ( User must upload protein PDB file).
  • Convert protein PDB to a format more friendly to AMBER.
  • Retrieve oligosaccharide from our online library and downloadthe structure or attach it to a protein ( User must upload protein PDB file).
Molecules can be downloaded in the following formats:
  • PDB file
  • AMBER topology and coordinate files
  • CHARMM topology, coordinate and psf files (glycans only at present)
Getting Started:
To get started, choose from the table below the type of molecule you wish to build and the purpose for which you are building it. Note that you can make the same choices using the menu bar at the top of the page.






Purpose Molecule type
PDB only Carbohydrate
Glycoprotein
Glycolipid
Amber Format Protein
File for AMBER or CHARMM MD Simulation Carbohydrate
Glycoprotein
Amber Format Protein