http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xxviii, 569 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Biochemical basis and coding capacity of the sugar code -- Three-dimensional aspects of the sugar code -- Chemist's way to synthesize glycosides -- Chemist's way to prepare multivalency -- Analytical aspects : analysis of protein-bound glycans -- Natural glycosylation : glycoproteins -- N-glycosylation -- O-glycosylation : structural diversity and functions -- Glycosylation of model and lower organisms -- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors : structure, biosynthesis and functions -- Natural glycosylation : glycolipids, proteoglycans and chitin -- Glycolipids -- Proteoglycans -- Chitin -- Protein-carbohydrate interactions -- Protein-carbohydrate interactions : basic concepts and methods for analysis -- How to determine specificity : from lectin profiling to clycan mapping and arrays -- History of lectinology -- Ca²⁺ : mastermind and active player for lectin activity (including a gallery of lectin folds) -- Bacterial and viral lectins -- Plant lectins -- Animal and human lectins -- Routes in lectin evolution : case study on the c-type lectin-like domains -- Carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions -- Biomedical aspects and case studies -- Diseases of glycosylation -- Animal models to delineate glycan functionality -- Glycobiology of fertilization and early embryonic development -- Glycans as functional markers in malignancy? -- Small is beautiful : mini-lectins in host defense -- Inflammation and glycosciences -- Sugars as pharmaceuticals -- Platelet glycoproteins as lectins in hematology -- Neurobiology meets glycosciences.
Includes bibliographical references and index.