Handbook of Chemical Glycosylation: Advances in Stereoselectivity and Therapeutic Relevance

Since carbohydrate oligomers are still a challenge in synthetic chemistry, this book on recent developments fulfils a great need. Covering the chemistry necessary to synthesize exact copies of these structures, top authors from all around the world comprehensively deal with synthesis from anomeric halides, from miscellaneous glycosyl donors, and by indirect and special methods, as well as 1-oxygen-and 1-sulfur-substituted derivatives. They demonstrate the best approach for the stereoselective formation of the intermonomeric bond, making this essential reading for every biochemist working in biosynthesis, the exploration of biopathways and vaccines.Content:
Chapter 1 General Aspects of the Glycosidic Bond Formation (pages 1–27): Prof. Dr. Alexei V. Demchenko
Chapter 2 Glycoside Synthesis from Anomeric Halides (pages 29–93): Shin?Ichiro Shoda, Suvarn S. Kulkarni and Jacquelyn Gervay?Hague
Chapter 3 Glycoside Synthesis from 1?Oxygen Substituted Glycosyl Donors: Sections 3.1 and 3.2 (pages 95–185): Daniel A. Ryan, David Y. Gin, Xiangming Zhu and Richard R. Schmidt
Chapter 3 Glycoside Synthesis from 1?Oxygen Substituted Glycosyl Donors: Sections 3.3 and 3.4 (pages 185–259): Kwan?Soo Kim, Heung?Bae Jeon, Seiichi Nakamura, Hisanori Nambu and Shunichi Hashimoto
Chapter 4 Glycoside Synthesis from 1?Sulfur/Selenium?Substituted Derivatives: Sections 4.1 and 4.2 (pages 261–329): Wei Zhong, Geert?Jan Boons, David Crich and Albert A. Bowers
Chapter 4 Glycoside Synthesis from 1?Sulfur/Selenium?Substituted Derivatives: Sections 4.3 and 4.4 (pages 329–379): Wieslaw Szeja, Grzegorz Grynkiewicz and Robert A. Field
Chapter 5 Other Methods for Glycoside Synthesis: Sections 5.1 and 5.2 (pages 381–448): Bert Fraser?Reid, J. Cristobal Lopez, David W. Gammon and Bert F. Sels
Chapter 5 Other Methods for Glycoside Synthesis: Sections 5.3 and 5.4 (pages 449–496): Kazunobu Toshima and Thomas Ziegler