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...