Transforming glycoscience a roadmap for the future

"A new focus on glycoscience, a field that explores the structures and functions of sugars, promises great advances in areas as diverse as medicine, energy generation, and materials science, this report finds. Glycans--also known as carbohydrates, saccharides, or simply as sugars--play central...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: National Research Council (U.S.). (issuing body)
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessing the Importance and Impact of Glycomics and Glycosciences, issuing body (issuing body), National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, issuing body, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Life Sciences, issuing body
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press [2012]
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:"A new focus on glycoscience, a field that explores the structures and functions of sugars, promises great advances in areas as diverse as medicine, energy generation, and materials science, this report finds. Glycans--also known as carbohydrates, saccharides, or simply as sugars--play central roles in many biological processes and have properties useful in an array of applications. However, glycans have received little attention from the research community due to a lack of tools to probe their often complex structures and properties. Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future presents a roadmap for transforming glycoscience from a field dominated by specialists to a widely studied and integrated discipline, which could lead to a more complete understanding of glycans and help solve key challenges in diverse fields."Publisher's description.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (207 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-158).
ISBN:9780309260862
9780309260848