Carbohydrate recognition : biological problems, methods, and applications

"This book contains contributions from interdisciplinary scientists to collectively address the issue of targeting carbohydrate recognition for the development of novel therapeutic and diagnostic agents. The book covers (1) biological problems involving carbohydrate recognition, (2) structural...

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Main Authors: Boons, Geert-Jan (Author), Wang, Binghe , 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley , c2011
Series:Wiley series in drug discovery and development
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245 1 0 |a Carbohydrate recognition :   |b biological problems, methods, and applications   |c edited by Binghe Wang, Geert-Jan Boons 
260 |a Hoboken, NJ :   |b Wiley ,   |c c2011 
300 |a x, 430 p. :   |b ill. (some col.) ;   |c 25 cm. 
490 1 |a Wiley series in drug discovery and development 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Mammalian glycan biosynthesis: building a template for biological recognition -- 2. The roles of carbohydrate binding in cell adhesion and inflammation -- 3. The role of carbohydrates in viral infections -- 4. The role of carbohydrates in bacterial infections -- 5. The roles of carbohydrate binding in fertilization -- 6. Carbohydrate biomarkers -- 7. Galectins and their role in various biological processes -- 8. Glycoimmunology -- 9. Tools for glycomics: glycan and lectin microarrays -- 10. Combinatorial biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates -- 11. Mass spectrometry in carbohydrate sequencing and binding analysis -- 12. Synthetic lectin mimics artificial carbohydrate receptors -- 13. Lectin binding and its structural basis -- 14. Multivalency in carbohydrate binding -- 15. Carbohydrate binding agents: potential therapeutics with multiple inhibitory actions against enveloped viruses -- 16. Informatics for glycobiology and glycomics 
520 |a "This book contains contributions from interdisciplinary scientists to collectively address the issue of targeting carbohydrate recognition for the development of novel therapeutic and diagnostic agents. The book covers (1) biological problems involving carbohydrate recognition, (2) structural factors mediating carbohydrate recognition, (3) design and synthesis of lectin mimics that recognize carbohydrate ligands with high specificity and affinity, and (4) modulation of biological and pathological processes through carbohydrate recognition"--Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Carbohydrate   |x Therapeutic use 
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650 2 |a Carbohydrate   |x Therapeutic use 
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700 1 |a Boons, Geert-Jan ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Wang, Binghe ,   |d 1962- ,   |e author 
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