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Carbohydrates: The Essential Molecules of Life Book

The early chapters of this book provide an authoritative coverage of the nuts and bolts of carbohydrates, together with an overview of the protecting groups and chemical transformations popular in monosaccharide chemistry. The later chapters are...Read More

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    Carbohydrates are the building blocks of life and enable biological processes to take place. This book describes the basic chemistry and biology of carbohydrates. It reviews the concepts synthesis reactions and biology of carbohydrates.

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    This book provides the "nuts and bolts" background for a successful study of carbohydrates - the essential molecules that not only give you energy, but are an integral part of many biological processes.

    A question often asked is 'Why do carbohydrate chemistry?' The answer is simple: It is fundamental to a study of biology. Carbohydrates are the building blocks of life and enable biological processes to take place.
    Therefore the book will provide a taste for the subject of glycobiology.

    Covering the basics of carbohydrates and then the chemistry and reactions of carbohydrates this book will enable a chemist to gain essential knowledge that will enable them to move smoothly into the worlds of biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology.




    * includes perspective from new co-author Spencer Williams, who enhances coverage of the connection between carbohydrates and life
    * describes the basic chemistry and biology of carbohydrates
    * reviews the concepts, synthesis, reactions, and biology of carbohydrates

  • 0240521188
  • 9780240521183
  • Robert V. Stick, Spencer Williams
  • 24 October 2008
  • Elsevier Science
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 496
  • 2
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