Animal Lectins: A Functional View - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849372690 ISBN 13: 9780849372698

Publisher: CRC Press, 2008

Synopsis

Introduces Groundbreaking Approaches for Assessing Lectin Function

Lectins and their ligands are under quite a heavy microscope due to their potential applications to pharmacology, immunology, cancer therapy, and agriculture. With growing interest in the glycobiology field, the body of research related to lectin roles has grown at an explosive rate, particularly in the past 20 years. Animal Lectins: A Functional View presents the most up-to-date analysis of these carbohydrate-binding, and potentially lifesaving, proteins in one comprehensive volume.

This standard-setting resource presents new insights into the biological roles of most animal lectins, including their function in infection prevention through innate immunity. It also discusses such lectin behaviors as:

• Glycoprotein folding
• Sorting and targeting
• Cell adhesion
• Embryogenesis
• Cell-cell interactions and signaling

Describes the Structural Basis of Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions

Under the editorial guidance of two leading protein chemistry experts and with contributions from well-recognized field authorities, this book logically and systematically discusses both intracellular and extracellular lectin functions. It is an essential springboard for future field research and a clear and concise knowledge base that glycobiology, biochemistry, and immunology researchers cannot afford to be without.

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About the Author

Gerardo R. Vasta PhD, Hafiz Ahmed PhD

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0849372690
• ISBN 13: 9780849372698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 596
• Editor: Vasta PhD Gerardo R., Ahmed PhD Hafiz