1. Edition - September 2009
59.90 Euro
2009. XXVIII, 569 Pages, Hardcover
200 Fig.
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ISBN-10: 3-527-32089-X
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-32089-9 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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This must-have introduction to glycobiology, edited by one of the pioneering experts in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of the biochemistry of biologically relevant glycosylation as well as of the biomedical relevance of glycosylated biomolecules.


From the contents
CHEMICAL BASIS
The Biochemical Basis and Coding Capacity of the Sugar Code (Rüdiger, Gabius)
Three-dimensional Aspects of the Sugar Code (Kozár, André, Ulicny, Gabius)
The Chemist's Way to Synthesize Glycosides (Oscarson)
The Chemist's Way to Prepare Multivalency (Chabre, Roy)
Analytical Aspects: The Analysis of Protein-Bound Glycans (Nakagawa)
NATURAL GLYCOSYLATION - GLYCOPROTEINS
N-Glycosylation (Zuber, Roth)
O-Glycosylation: Structural Diversity and Functions (Patsos, Corfield)
Glycosylation of Model and "Lower" Organisms (Wilson, Paschinger, Rendic)
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors: Structure, Biosynthesis and Functions (Shams-Eldin, Debierre-Grockiego, Schwarz)
NATURAL GLYCOSYLATION - GLYCOLIPIDS, PROTEOGLYCANS, CHITIN
Glycolipids (Kopitz)
Proteoglycans (Buddecke)
Chitin (Merzendorfer)
PROTEIN-CARBOHYDRATE INTERACTIONS
Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions: Basic Concepts and Methods for Analysis (Solís, Romero, Menéndez, Jiménez-Barbero)
How to Determine Specificity: From Lectin Profiling to Glycan Mapping and Arrays (Tateno, Kuno, Hirabayashi)
The History of Lectinology (Rüdiger, Gabius)
Ca2+: Mastermind and Active Player for Lectin Activity (Including a Gallery of Lectin Folds) (Gabius)
Bacterial and Viral Lectins (Holgersson, Gustafsson, Gaunitz)
Plant Lectins (Rüdiger, Gabius)
Animal and Human Lectins (Gabius)
Routes in Lectin Evolution: Case Study on the C-Type Lectin-Like Domains (Gready, Zelensky)
Carbohydrate-Carbohydrate Interactions (Bucior, Burger, Fernàndez-Busquets)
BIOMEDICAL ASPECTS AND CASE STUDIES
Diseases of Glycosylation (Hennet)
Animal Models to Delineate Glycan Functionality (Honke, Taniguchi)
Glycobiology of Fertilization and Early Embryonic Development (Habermann, Sinowatz)
Glycans as Functional Markers in Malignancy? (André, Kopitz, Kaltner, Villalobo, Gabius)
Small is Beautiful: Mini-Lectins in Host Defense (Lehrer)
Inflammation and Glycosciences (Schwartz-Albiez)
Sugars as Pharmaceuticals (Osborn, Turkson)
Platelet Glycoproteins as Lectins in Hematology (Hoffmeister, Falet)
Neurobiology meets Glycosciences (Ledeen, Wu)

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