| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 191 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map |
| Series |
Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press
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Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The landscape of current research in glycoscience -- Glycoscience in health, energy, and materials -- Examples of outstanding questions in glycoscience -- The toolkit of glycoscience -- Deciphering the glycome for human health and sustainability: findings, recommendations, and roadmap |
| Summary |
"A new focus on glycoscience, a field that explores the structures and functions of sugars, promises great advances in areas as diverse as medicine, energy generation, and materials science, this report finds. Glycans--also known as carbohydrates, saccharides, or simply as sugars--play central roles in many biological processes and have properties useful in an array of applications. However, glycans have received little attention from the research community due to a lack of tools to probe their often complex structures and properties. Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future presents a roadmap for transforming glycoscience from a field dominated by specialists to a widely studied and integrated discipline, which could lead to a more complete understanding of glycans and help solve key challenges in diverse fields."Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-158) |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from resource home page (National Academies Press, viewed Nov. 5, 2012) |
| Subject |
Glucosides -- Research
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Carbohydrates -- Research
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Glycomics.
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Glycoconjugates.
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Carbohydrates
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Glycomics
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Glycoconjugates
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carbohydrate.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry.
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Glycoconjugates
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Glycomics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessing the Importance and Impact of Glycomics and Glycosciences.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology.
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| LC no. |
2012538709 |
| ISBN |
9780309260848 |
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0309260841 |
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0309260868 |
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9780309260862 |
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