Carbohydrates : the essential molecules of life /

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Author / Creator:	Stick, Robert V.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2009.
Description:	xxi, 474 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7535017

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Other authors / contributors:	Williams, Spencer J.
ISBN:	9780240521183 (hbk.) 0240521188 (hbk.)
Notes:	Previous ed.: San Diego, Calif.; London: Academic, 2001. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

Table of Contents:

1. The 'Nuts and Bolts' of Carbohydrates
2. Synthesis and Protecting Groups
3. The Reactions of Monosaccharides
4. The Formation of the Glycosidic Linkage
5. Oligosaccharide Synthesis
6. Monosaccharide Metabolism
7. Enzymatic Cleavage of Glycosides: Mechanism, Inhibition and Synthetic Applications
8. Glycosyltransferases
9. Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides
10. Modifications of Glycans and Glycoconjugates
11. Glycoproteins and Proteoglycans
12. Classics in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology

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