Microbial Glycobiology: Structures, Relevance and Applications - Hardcover

Moran, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123745462 ISBN 13: 9780123745460

Publisher: Academic Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book presents in an easy-to-read format a summary of the important central aspects of microbial glycobiology, i.e. the study of carbohydrates as related to the biology of microorganisms. Microbial glycobiology represents a multidisciplinary and emerging area with implications for a range of basic and applied research fields, as well as having industrial, medical and biotechnological implications.

Key Features and Benefits

* Individual chapters will be provided by leading international scientists in the field to yield insightful, concise and stimulating reviews.
- Provides researchers with an overview and synthesis of the latest research

* Each chapter will begin with a brief 200 word Summary/Abstract detailing the topic and focus of the chapter, as well as the concepts to be addressed.
- Allows researchers to see at a glance what each chapter will cover.

* Each chapter will include a Research Focus Box
- Identifies important problems that still need to be solved and areas that require further investigation

About this title

From the Back Cover

This book presents in an easy-to-read format a summary of the important central aspects of microbial glycobiology, i.e. the study of carbohydrates as related to the biology of microorganisms. Microbial glycobiology represents a multidisciplinary and emerging area with implications for a range of basic and applied research fields, as well as having industrial, medical and biotechnological implications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123745462
• ISBN 13: 9780123745460
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1020
• Editor: Anthony P Moran, Otto Holst, Patrick J Brennan, Mark Von Itzstein