Carbohydrates: The Essential Molecules of Life' gives a broad, modern treatment of the structure, properties and reactions of monosaccharides. This knowledge is then used in the chemical synthesis of the glycosidic linkage. Enzymes can also break and create this linkage, resulting in many of the essential molecules of life: polysaccharides, glycoproteins and proteoglycans.
Chapter 1 The Nuts and Bolts of Carbohydrates
Chapter 2 Synthesis and Protecting Groups
Chapter 3 The Reactions of Monosaccharides
Chapter 4 Formation of the Glycosidic Linkage
Chapter 5 Oligosaccharide Synthesis
Chapter 6 Monosaccharide Metabolism
Chapter 7 Enzymatic Cleavage of Glycosides: Mechanism, Inhibition and Synthetic Applications
Chapter 8 Glycosyltransferases
Chapter 9 Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides
Chapter 10 Modifications of Glycans and Glycoconjugates
Chapter 11 Glycoproteins and Proteoglycans
Chapter 12 Classics in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology
Appendix I
Appendix II
Epilogue
Index