Context and complexity: the next big thing in synthetic glycobiology.

Abstract:

:Complex glycans participate in many essential life processes. Studies of glycan-mediated biological events have traditionally employed structurally defined fragments of the more elaborate natural molecules. However, it is now clear that this approach may sometimes be insufficient and this realization has prompted a desire to synthesize glycans of similar size and complexity to those found in nature. We highlight here recent work describing the synthesis of such molecules.

journal_name

Curr Opin Chem Biol

authors

Lowary TL

doi

10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.10.009

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-12-01 00:00:00

pages

990-6

issue

6

eissn

1367-5931

issn

1879-0402

pii

S1367-5931(13)00177-4

journal_volume

17

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