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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815595203321

Titolo

Carbohydrate recognition : biological problems, methods, and applications / / edited by Binghe Wang, Geert-Jan Boons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2011

ISBN

1-283-22788-6

9786613227881

1-118-01757-9

1-118-01758-7

1-118-01756-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (450 p.)

Collana

Wiley series in drug discovery and development

Altri autori (Persone)

WangBinghe

BoonsGeert-Jan

Disciplina

612/.01578

Soggetti

Carbohydrates - Therapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CARBOHYDRATE RECOGNITION; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; 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 ANALYSIS12 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; INDEX



Sommario/riassunto

"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.