Oligosaccharides: Their Synthesis and Biological Roles

ISBN-13: 9780198502609 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 128 str.

Helen M. I. Osborn; Tariq H. Khan

Opis

Carbohydrates are associated with a plethora of important biological p rocesses and have been implicated in the onset and progress of many le thal diseases. They have attracted a great deal of recent research int erest from both synthetic chemists and glycobiologists, and have been identified as novel targets of therapeutic importance. This book, aime d at synthetic and medicinal chemists, introduces both undergraduates and research students to the chemistry and biology of carbohydrates. T he text investigates methods for synthesizing carbohydrates in a syste matic and logical manner and provides real examples from the literatur e to exemplify the procedures introduced. Both traditional and modern methods for synthesizing carbohydrates, including enzymatic and solid- phase techniques, are discussed.