xix, 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Contents
Structures and biosynthesis of glycans -- Concepts of glycobiology -- N-linked glycosylation -- O-linked glycosylation -- Glycolipids and membrane protein glycosylation -- Enzymology and cell biology of glycosylation -- Glycomics and analysis of glycan structures -- Conformations of oligosaccharides -- Glycans in biology -- Effect of glycosylation on protein structure and function -- Carbohydrate recognition in cell adhesion and signalling -- Glycoprotein trafficking in cells and organisms -- Glycobiology of plants, bacteria, and viruses -- Glycobiology and development -- Glycosylation and disease -- Future of glycobiology
