| Reviews |
| - 'This book is an absolute must for all lecturers and students alike of glycobiology ... Wholeheartedly recommended.' - Microbiology Today, November 2006
- 'Dr Taylor and Professor Drickamer should be congratulated on writing a textbook that presents the enormous subject of glycobiology with energy and enthusiasm and doing so in a manner that should be accessible to their target audience.' - Biochemist e-volution, April 2006
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| Description | | - The only text to make this important area of biochemistry accessible to an undergraduate audience
- Topic boxes and enhanced references to the primary literature take the student to the frontiers of the subject, providing a student-friendly interface with contemporary research
- Illustrates the biological importance of sugars with diverse examples, to stimulate and engage students throughout the biosciences
- Thought-provoking questions linked to the latest research encourage the student to explore the subject for themselves, and gain an appreciation for how current research continues to push forward our understanding of the subject
- Online Resource Centre includes full colour artwork, answers to problems, and hyperlinks to the primary literature, enhancing the value of the book as both a teaching and learning resource
| New to this edition- New pedagogical features:
Glossary;
Learning objectives, capturing the key points of each chapter;
End of chapter questions, to facilitate both formative and summative assessment;
Topic boxes, describing latest developments in the field;
Enhanced links to the primary literature, to support the students in making the transition from education to research. - Updated content to reflect the current state of the field:
New chapter on glycobiology and development;
New coverage of glycomics;
New boxes emphasise the glycobiology of disease, and the development of therapeutic strategies. - Enhanced companion web site:
Full colour figures for download by lecturers, to fully engage the students during classes.
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We are all familiar with sugar as a vital source of energy. Yet the biological importance of the sugars extends way beyond their value as a cellular fuel.
Introduction to Glycobiology
reveals the true impact of the sugars on biological systems, explaining their functions at the molecular, cellular, and organismal level. With a new two-part structure, the book leads us through the
essential principles and concepts upon which the discipline is grounded, before exploring the diverse roles of sugars throughout biological systems, including development, cell signalling, and protein trafficking. It also describes the importance of glycobiology in disease, and explains how an understanding of the link between the two is enabling us to develop new therapeutic strategies.
Taking
the student from the fundamental principles to the frontiers of the subject, and with more learning features to get the most from their studies, Introduction to Glycobiology
remains the ideal resource for students and teachers alike.
Online Resource Centre
For Lecturers:
- Full Colour figures to fully engage their students during classes.
For Students:
- Hyperlinks to the primary
literature, and full articles from appropriate OUP journals, to facilitate access to these additional resources
- 3D models of key structures, to help students visualize structures, and gain a proper appreciation of the link between structure and function.
- Answers to problems, to aid assessment.
- Updates - surveys of key developments in the field, provided on a six-monthly basis, to maintain
the currency of the resource.
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Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate biochemistry and biosciences students studying glycobiology. Also suitable for further reading on general biological sciences, biochemistry, cell biology, and immunology courses. The book is likely to be of wide interest to graduate students not necessarily taking a course in the subject as well as postdoctoral researchers and faculty members who want an introduction to this important interdisciplinary field.
| Contents |
Part 1: Structures and biosynthesis of glycans
1.
Concepts of glycobiology
2.
Conformations of oligosaccharides
3.
N-Linked glycosylation
4.
O-Linked glycosylation
5.
Glycolipids and membrane protein glycosylation
6.
Glycomics: analysis of glycan structures
Part 2: Glycans in biology
7.
Effects of glycosylation on protein structure and function
8.
Carbohydrate recognition in cell adhesion and signalling
9.
Glycoprotein trafficking in cells and organisms
10.
Glycobiology of plants, bacteria, and viruses
11.
Glycobiology and development
12.
Glycosylation and disease
13.
The future of glycobiology
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Maureen E. Taylor, Imperial College London and
Kurt Drickamer, Imperial College London
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