Review:
"when it comes to choosing a book that could be used to teach a course to advanced undergraduate or graduate students, there are very few options. This book fills that gap. The book is clearly and entertainingly written. The coverage is excellent and many emerging areas are included. The reference list is similarly excellent and up-to-date. This book will be an extremely useful addition to the library of professionals with interests in carbohydrate chemistry. Moreover, students wanting to learn about this area will find this an informative and easy-to-read book."
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
From the Back Cover:
Carbohydrates: The Sweet Molecules of Life delivers up-to-date coverage of all aspects of carbohydrate chemistry. It begins with a lively introduction, interspersed with historical material, and then brings the reader up to speed on the 'nuts and bolts' of carbohydrates, including configuration, conformation and the anomeric effects. Subsequent chapters describe the various protecting groups that enable the many selective transformations within monosaccharides and the multitude of approaches to the synthesis of the glycosidic linkage. The book also provides an introductory treatment of higher saccharides, glycoconjugates and glycobiology and carbohydrate-based vaccines. An appendix gives a very useful summary of the available literature sources.
The book:
· Introduces the basic chemistry of carbohydrates
· Describes the concepts, protecting groups, and reactions of carbohydrates
· Includes all aspects of the synthesis of the glycosidic linkage
· Gives an introduction to glycobiology and vaccines
· Includes references to carbohydrate literature
Carbohydrates is an excellent text for advanced undergraduates and graduates studying carbohydrates. It is also an invaluable reference for researchers, teaching faculty and new entrants into the field.|Carbohydrates: The Sweet Molecules of Life delivers up-to-date coverage of all aspects of carbohydrate chemistry. It begins with a lively introduction, interspersed with historical material, and then brings the reader up to speed on the 'nuts and bolts' of carbohydrates, including configuration, conformation and the anomeric effects. Subsequent chapters describe the various protecting groups that enable the many selective transformations within monosaccharides and the multitude of approaches to the synthesis of the glycosidic linkage. The book also provides an introductory treatment of higher saccharides, glycoconjugates and glycobiology and carbohydrate-based vaccines. An appendix gives a very useful summary of the available literature sources.
The book:
· Introduces the basic chemistry of carbohydrates
· Describes the concepts, protecting groups, and reactions of carbohydrates
· Includes all aspects of the synthesis of the glycosidic linkage
· Gives an introduction to glycobiology and vaccines
· Includes references to carbohydrate literature
Carbohydrates is an excellent text for advanced undergraduates and graduates studying carbohydrates. It is also an invaluable reference for researchers, teaching faculty and new entrants into the field.
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