Carbohydrates : the sweet molecules of life / Robert V. Stick,

By:

Stick, Robert V

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Academic Press c2001Description: xiv, 256 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780126709605

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

547.78 STI

NLM classification:

2010 F-042
QU 75

Online resources:

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents:

The 'Nuts and Bolts' of Carbohydrates -- Synthesis and Protecting Groups -- The Reactions of Monosaccharides -- The Formation of the Glycosidic Linkage -- Oligosaccharide Synthesis -- Monosaccharide Metabolism -- Enzymatic Cleavage of Glycosides: Mechanism, Inhibition and Synthetic Applications -- Glycosyltransferases -- Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides -- Modifications of Glycans and Glycoconjugates -- Glycoproteins and Proteoglycans -- Classics in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology.

Summary: This book provides the "nuts and bolts" background for a successful study of carbohydrates - the essential molecules that not only give you energy, but are an integral part of many biological processes. A question often asked is 'Why do carbohydrate chemistry?' The answer is simple: It is fundamental to a study of biology. Carbohydrates are the building blocks of life and enable biological processes to take place. Therefore the book will provide a taste for the subject of glycobiology.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	547.78 STI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K918

Previous ed.: San Diego, Calif.; London: Academic, 2001.
TRPHO/2019/CRB/330/32
$104.00

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book provides the "nuts and bolts" background for a successful study of carbohydrates - the essential molecules that not only give you energy, but are an integral part of many biological processes. A question often asked is 'Why do carbohydrate chemistry?' The answer is simple: It is fundamental to a study of biology. Carbohydrates are the building blocks of life and enable biological processes to take place. Therefore the book will provide a taste for the subject of glycobiology.

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