Glycochemical Synthesis: Strategies and Applications

By: Shang Cheng Hung and Medel Manuel L. Zulueta

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Synopsis: This book is a comprehensive and concise review on principles, strategies, and crucial advances in glycochemistry. It focuses on synthesis and practical applications and emphasizes state-of-the-art approaches to the assembly and design of sugars.• Provides detailed discussion on specific topics like oligosaccharide assembly and design of sugars, techniques in glycoconjugate preparation, multivalency, and carbohydrate-based drug design• Uses notable examples, like solution-based one-pot methods and automated methods for sugar assembly, to illustrate important concepts and advances in a rapidly emerging field• Discusses practical applications of carbohydrates, like medicine, therapeutics, drug and vaccine development