Note: Front Cover -- Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Reference -- Robert John (Robin) Ferrier -- Bibliography -- Chapter Two: Synthetic Approaches to l-Iduronic Acid and l-Idose: Key Building Blocks for the Preparation of Glycosaminog... -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Background -- 2. Epimerization at C-5 of d-Glucose Derivatives -- 2.1. SN2 Displacement of Sulfonates -- 2.2. The Mitsunobu Reaction -- 2.3. Epimerization via Generation of a C-5 Radical -- 3. Homologation of Tetroses and Pentoses -- 3.1. The Mukaiyama-Type Aldol Reaction -- 3.2. Diastereoselective Cyanohydrin Formation -- 3.3. Addition of Organometallic Reagents -- 3.4. Homologation Using 2-(Trimethylsilyl)thiazole -- 4. Isomerization of Unsaturated Sugars -- 4.1. Diastereoselective Hydroboration of exo-Glycals -- 4.2. From Delta4-Uronates -- 4.3. From 4-Deoxypentenosides -- 4.4. From d-Glucuronic Acid Glycal -- 5. Miscellaneous Methods -- 5.1. Diastereoselective Tishchenko Reaction -- 5.2. Homologation with 5,6-Dihydro-1,4-dithiin-2-yl[(4-methoxybenzyl)oxy]methane -- 5.3. C-H Activation of 6-Deoxy-l-hexoses -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Three: Glycosylation of Cellulases: Engineering Better Enzymes for Biofuels -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Glycosylation of Cellulose-Degrading Enzymes -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Glycan Structures Found on TrCel7A and Additional Secreted Cellulases -- 2.3. Implications of N-Glycosylation of the TrCel7A Catalytic Domain -- 2.4. Implications of O-Glycosylation of TrCel7A Linker Domain -- 2.5. Implications of O-Glycosylation of the CBM -- 3. Recombinant Expression of Fungal Cellulases -- 3.1. Expression of T. reesei Cellulases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- 3.2. Glycoengineered Strains of and Heterologous Protein Expression in Pichia pastoris. , 3.3. Glycosylation and Engineering of Expressed Proteins in Aspergillus Species -- 4. Modifications by Glycan-Trimming Enzymes -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Secreted Glycan-Active α-Mannosidases from T. reesei -- 4.3. Secreted α-Mannosidases from Additional Fungi -- 4.4. endo-β-N-Acetylglucosaminidases Secreted by Fungi -- 5. Summary and Future Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Linker Interacting with Crystalline Cellulose -- References -- Chapter Four: Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOS): Structure, Function, and Enzyme-Catalyzed Synthesis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Structures of HMOS -- 2.1. HMOS Monosaccharide Building Blocks, Core Structures, and Glycosidic Linkages -- 2.2. HMOS Structures -- 3. Biosynthesis of HMOS -- 4. Functions of HMOS -- 4.1. Neutral Non-Fucosylated HMOS -- 4.2. Fucosylated HMOS -- 4.3. Sialylated HMOS -- 5. Production of HMOS by Enzyme-Catalyzed Processes -- 5.1. 2FL -- 5.2. 3SL and 3SLN -- 5.3. 6SL and 6SLN -- 5.4. LNT2, LNnT, LNnH, LNnO, LNnD, LSTd, and Disialyl Oligosaccharides -- 5.5. Fucα1-2LNnT -- 5.6. LNFP III, LNnFP V, and LNnDFH -- 5.7. LNT -- 5.8. 3FL, LDFT, LNFP II, Lea Tetrasaccharide, and LeX Tetrasaccharide -- 5.9. LNFP I and LNDFH I -- 5.10. Other Oligosaccharides -- 6. Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Back Cover.

Note: Intro -- Special Volume in Memory of Hidetoshi Yamada Part 1 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- A biographical memoire -- Chapter One: Hidetoshi Yamada: His journey in the carbohydrate world -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter Two: Yamada´s carbohydrate chemistry -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Axial-rich chair system -- 3. Locked skew-boat system -- 4. Supple conformation system -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter Three: Chemical synthesis of sialoglyco-architectures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sialyl donors for α-glycoside formation -- 2.1. N-Troc-sialyl donor -- 2.2. 5N,7O-Oxazinanone sialyl donor -- 2.3. 5-Ureido-sialyl donor -- 2.4. Bicyclic sialyl donor -- 3. Ganglioside -- 3.1. Complex mammalian ganglioside synthesis -- 3.1.1. Total synthesis of GalNAc-GD1a -- 3.2. Synthesis of gangliosides bearing sialic acids as inner sugar residues -- 3.2.1. Total synthesis of GP3 -- 3.3. Synthesis of disialic acid-containing structures -- 3.3.1. Sialyl acceptor for making disialic acids -- 3.3.2. Total synthesis of HLG-2 -- 3.3.3. Total synthesis of LLG-3 -- 4. Fluorescent probes for single molecule imaging -- 4.1. Gangliosides as the key molecules for the assembly and function of lipid raft -- 4.2. Chemical synthesis of fluorescently labeled gangliosides -- 4.3. Single molecule imaging of ganglioside in the live cell membrane -- 5. Summary and outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Four: Synthesis of homogeneous glycoproteins with diverse N-glycans -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Synthesis of homogeneous N-glycans and N-glycopeptides -- 3. Total chemical synthesis of homogeneous N-glycoproteins -- 4. Investigation of N-glycosylation functions utilizing synthetic glycoproteins -- 5. Semi-synthesis of homogeneous glycoproteins using novel expressed peptide thioesterification methods -- Reference. , Chapter Five: A bacterial glycolipid essential for membrane protein integration -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Identification of MPIase -- 2.1. Inhibition of the spontaneous integration -- 2.2. Membrane protein integration promoting factor -- 2.2.1. Purification of MPIase -- 2.2.2. Membrane protein integration assay -- 2.2.3. Structural determination of MPIase -- 3. Syntheses of mini-MPIase-3 -- 3.1. Retrosynthetic strategy -- 3.2. Synthesis of mini-MPIase-3 -- 3.3. Synthesis of mini-MPIase-3 analogs -- 4. Structure-activity relationship studies -- 4.1. Membrane protein integration by mini-MPIase-3 -- 4.2. Chaperone-like activity of the glycan part of MPIase -- 5. Intermolecular interactions between MPIase and the substrate proteins -- 5.1. Inhibition of protein aggregation by MPIase -- 5.2. Analysis of the interaction between MPIase and the Pf3 coat protein -- 5.2.1. Analyses of the intermolecular interactions by SPR -- 5.2.2. Interactions of the phosphorylated trisaccharides -- 5.2.3. Verification of the interacting factors -- 6. Membrane protein integration mechanism involving MPIase -- 7. Biochemical analyses of MPIase functions -- 7.1. Biosynthesis of MPIase -- 7.2. Cooperative activity with YidC -- 7.3. Cooperative activity with SecYEG -- 8. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.

Note: Intro -- Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Temporary ether protecting groups at the anomeric center in complex carbohydrate synthesis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The allyl ether group -- 2.1. Formation and cleavage -- 2.2. Applications to the synthesis of complex carbohydrates -- 2.2.1. Two-step protocol -- 2.2.2. One-step protocol -- 3. The p-methoxyphenyl (MP) ether group -- 3.1. Formation and cleavage -- 3.2. Applications to the synthesis of complex carbohydrates -- 4. The benzyl ether group -- 4.1. Formation and cleavage -- 4.2. Applications to the synthesis of complex carbohydrates -- 5. The p-methoxybenzyl ether group -- 5.1. Formation and cleavage -- 5.2. Applications to the synthesis of complex carbohydrates -- 6. Silyl ether groups -- 6.1. Formation and cleavage -- 6.2. Applications to the synthesis of complex carbohydrates -- 7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Two: Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome): Clinical and biochemical aspects of the disease and approac ... -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) -- 1.2. Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) -- 2. Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) -- 2.1. History and incidence of MPS II -- 2.2. Genetics of MPS II -- 2.3. Clinical aspects of MPS II -- 2.3.1. Overview -- 2.3.2. Development -- 2.3.3. General appearance and skeletal abnormalities -- 2.3.4. Eyes and vision -- 2.3.5. Ears and hearing -- 2.3.6. Mouth and throat -- 2.3.7. Respiratory and upper airway manifestations -- 2.3.8. Gastrointestinal involvement -- 2.3.9. Cardiac involvement -- 2.3.10. Neurological involvement -- 3. Biochemical basis of disease -- 3.1. Iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS): Structure, substrate specificity, and enzyme mechanism. , 3.2. Mutational analysis of IDS in MPS II -- 4. Diagnostic methods for MPS II -- 4.1. Overview -- 4.2. Development of IDS enzyme activity assays -- 4.2.1. Radiometric assays -- 4.2.2. Fluorometric assays -- 4.2.3. ESI-MS/MS assays -- 4.3. Assays based on biomarkers of MPS II -- 5. Management and treatment of MPS II -- 5.1. Overview -- 5.2. Enzyme replacement therapy -- 5.3. Substrate reduction therapy -- 5.4. Pharmacological chaperone therapy -- 5.5. Other treatments -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- A biographical memoire -- Chapter Three: The scientific legacy of Frieder W. Lichtenthaler -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.

Note: Front Cover -- ITY: Walesa -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- LECH WALESA IN THE WORLD ARENA -- A YEAR OF CRISIS -- Chapter 1. Why Poland? Background to Crisis -- Chapter 2. The Peaceful Revolution -- Chapter 3. Lech Walesa: Symbol of the Polish August -- INDEX.

Note: Intro -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART ONE -- 1 THE BIG BANG -- 2 STARS, GALAXIES AND COMPLEXITY -- 3 ORIGIN OF THE EARTH -- PART TWO -- 4 LIFE AND EVOLUTION -- 5 EXPLOSIONS AND EXTINCTIONS -- 6 PRIMATE EVOLUTION -- PART THREE -- 7 HUMAN FORAGERS -- 8 THE DAWN OF AGRICULTURE -- 9 AGRARIAN STATES -- 10 THE UNIFICATION OF THE WORLD -- 11 THE ANTHROPOCENE -- PART FOUR -- 12 THE NEAR AND DEEP FUTURE -- Acknowledgements -- Further Reading.

Note: Front Cover -- Sialic Acids, Part II: Biological and Biomedical Aspects -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- References -- Chapter One: Sialic Acids in Neurology -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History, Definition, and Occurrence -- 2.1. History -- 2.2. Definition of Oligo/PolySia -- 2.3. Occurrence -- 3. Analytical Methods -- 3.1. Biochemical Probes -- 3.1.1. Antibodies -- 3.1.2. Enzymes -- 3.2. Chemical Detection Method -- 3.2.1. Fluorometric C7/C9 Analysis -- 3.2.2. Mild Acid Hydrolysis-Fluorescent Anion-Exchange HPLC Analysis -- 3.2.3. Conventional Chemical Methods -- 3.2.4. Chemical Biological Approaches -- 4. Biosynthesis -- 4.1. Common Features -- 4.2. Oligo/PolySia-Biosynthesizing Enzymes: ST8Sia2, ST8Sia4, and ST8Sia3 -- 4.3. Di/TriSia-Synthesizing Enzymes: ST8Sia1, ST8Sia5, and ST8Sia6 -- 5. Phenotypes of PolySia-Impaired Animals -- 6. Biochemical Features of Di/Oligo/PolySia and Their Functions -- 6.1. Repulsive Field of PolySia -- 6.2. Attractive Field of PolySia -- 6.2.1. Neurotrophic Factors -- 6.2.2. Growth Factors -- 6.2.3. Neurotransmitters and Ions -- 6.2.4. Cytokines -- 6.2.5. Transcription Factors -- 6.3. Regulatory Role for Receptors -- 6.3.1. Ion and Ion Channel -- 6.3.2. Siglecs -- 6.3.3. Other Molecules -- 7. Related Diseases -- 7.1. Mental Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases -- 7.2. Cancer -- 8. Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Two: Sialic Acids in Nonenveloped Virus Infections -- 1. Sialic Acids as Viral Receptors-One Term, Many Functions -- 2. Identification of Sialic Acid as a Determinant of Infection -- 2.1. Hemagglutination Assays -- 2.2. Neuraminidase Treatment -- 2.3. Inhibition of Glycosylation -- 2.4. Sialic Acid-Deficient Cell Lines -- 2.5. Discrepancies Between In Vivo and In Vitro ``Receptors´´ -- 2.6. Other Experiments. , 3. Identification of Specific Sialylated Receptor Candidates -- 3.1. Glycan Arrays for Verification of Receptor Glycan Specificity -- 3.2. STD NMR Spectroscopy for Verification of Receptor Glycan Specificity -- 3.3. Affinity Measurements -- 3.4. Differentiating Between Glycolipids and Glycoproteins -- 4. Atomic Resolution Structures of Sialic Acid-Virus Interactions and Structure-Based Inhibitor Design -- 4.1. General Aspects of Virus-Glycan Structural Biology -- 4.2. Single Virus Families -- 4.2.1. Polyomaviruses -- 4.2.2. Reoviruses -- 4.2.3. Adenoviruses -- 4.2.4. Picornaviruses -- 4.3. Structure-Based Inhibitors -- 5. Outlook: The Microbiome in Enteric Virus Infections -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Three: The Biology of Gangliosides -- 1. Ganglioside Structures, Distribution, and Biosynthesis -- 2. Ganglioside Functions: cis Regulation and trans Recognition -- 3. Gangliosides Regulate Receptor Tyrosine Kinases -- 4. Gangliosides Impact Human Proteinopathies -- 5. Gangliosides Are Cell-Surface Receptors for Bacterial Toxins -- 6. Gangliosides Are Cell-Surface Receptors for Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein -- 7. Intellectual Disability and Seizures in Humans and Mice With Altered Ganglioside Biosynthetic Genes -- 8. Gangliosides in Human Disease -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Back Cover.

Note: Cover page -- Contents -- New Directions in the Study of Peptide H-Bonds and.Peptide Solvation -- Chapter 1: Potential Functions for Hydrogen Bonds in Protein Structure Prediction and Design -- I. Introduction -- II. Physical Mechanism of Hydrogen Bond Formation -- III. Main Approaches to Modeling Hydrogen Bonds in Biomolecular Simulations -- A. Potentials Derived from Hydrogen Bonding Geometries Observed in Crystal Structures -- B. Molecular Mechanics: Comparison with the Structure-Derived, Orientation-Dependent Potential -- C. Quantum Mechanics: Comparison with Molecular Mechanics and the Structure-Derived Potential -- IV. Applications of Hydrogen Bonding Potentials -- A. Protein Structure Prediction and Refinement -- B. Prediction of Protein-Protein Interfaces -- C. Protein Design -- V. Conclusions and Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 2: Backbone-Backbone H-Bonds Make Context-Dependent Contributions to Protein Folding Kinetics and Thermodynamics: Lessons from Amide-to-Ester Mutations -- I. Introduction -- II. Nomenclature and Synthesis of Amide-to-Ester Mutants -- III. Esters as Amide Replacements -- A. Geometry and Conformation -- B. Structural Effects of Amide-to-Ester Mutations -- IV. Interpretation of Energetic Data from Amide-to-Ester Mutants -- A. H-Bond Energies and the Thermodynamic Analysis of Amide-to-Ester Mutants -- B. Kinetic Analysis of Amide-to-Ester Mutants -- V. Amide-to-Ester Mutations in Studies of Protein Function -- VI. Amide-to-Ester Mutations in Studies of Protein Folding Thermodynamics -- VII. Analysis of DeltaDeltaGb and DeltaDeltaGf Values from Amide-to-Ester Mutants -- A. General Observations -- B. Quantitative Analysis of DeltaDeltaGf/b Values -- VIII. Amide-to-Ester Mutations in Studies of Protein Folding Kinetics -- IX. Conclusions and Future Directions -- References. , Chapter 3: Modeling Polarization in Proteins and Protein-ligand Complexes: Methods and Preliminary Results -- I. Introduction -- II. Incorporation of Polarization in Molecular Mechanics Models -- A. Overview -- B. Development of the OPLS/PFF Force Field -- C. Simulation Methodology -- D. Evaluation of the Polarizable Force Field in the Gas Phase and Condensed Phase -- III. Aqueous Solvation Models for Polarizable Simulations -- A. Overview -- B. Polarizable Explicit Water Models -- IV. Modeling Polarizability with Mixed Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Methods -- A. Overview -- B. Protein-Ligand Docking Using a Mixed Mixed Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Methodology to Compute Ligand Charges -- V. Protein Simulations in Explicit Solvent Using a Polarizable Force Field -- A. Overview -- B. Simulations of BPTI with Polarizable and Fixed Charge Protein and Water Models -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Hydrogen Bonds In Molecular Mechanics Force Fields -- I. Introduction -- II. Geometric Deformation -- III. Nonbonded Interactions -- IV. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Resonance Character of Hydrogen-bonding Interactions in Water and Other H-bonded Species -- I. Introduction -- II. Natural Bond Orbital Donor-Acceptor Description of H-Bonding -- III. Quantum Cluster Equilibrium Theory of H-Bonded Fluids -- IV. Recent Experimental Advances in Determining Water Coordination Structure -- V. General Enthalpic and Entropic Principles of H-Bonding -- A. Torsional, Angular, and Dissociative Entropic Contributions -- B. Binary and Cooperative Enthalpic Contributions -- VI. Hydrophobic Solvation: A Cluster Equilibrium View -- VII. Summary and Conclusions: The Importance of Resonance in H-Bonding and Its Possible Representation by Molecular Dynamics Simulations -- References. , Chapter 6: How hydrogen bonds shape membrane protein structure -- I. Introduction -- II. Structure of Fluid Lipid Bilayers -- III. Energetics of Peptides in Bilayers -- A. Folding in the Membrane Interface -- B. Transmembrane Helices -- IV. Helix-Helix Interactions in Bilayers -- V. Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 7: Peptide and Protein Folding and Conformational Equilibria: Theoretical Treatment of Electrostatics and Hydrogen Bonding with Implicit Solvent Models -- I. Introduction -- II. Generalized Born (GB) Models -- A. GB Electrostatics Theory -- B. Advances and Achievements -- C. Remaining Opportunities for Continued Improvement -- III. Peptide Folding and Conformational Equilibria -- A. Influence of Backbone H-Bond Strength on Conformational Equilibria -- B. Influence of Backbone Dihedral Energetics on Conformational Equilibria -- IV. Concluding Discussion -- References -- Chapter 8: Thermodynamics Of alpha-Helix Formation -- I. First 50 Years of Study of the Thermodynamics of the Helix-Coil Transition -- II. The Quest for Enthalpy of the Helix-Coil Transition -- III. Temperature Dependence of Enthalpy of the Helix-Coil Transition -- IV. Thermodynamic Helix Propensity Scale: Importance of Peptide Backbone Hydration -- V. Other Instances When Peptide Backbone Hydration is Important for Stability -- VI. Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 9: The Importance of Cooperative Interactions and a Solid-State Paradigm to Proteins: What Peptide Chemists Can Learn from Molecular Crystals -- I. Introduction -- II. Similarities and Differences Between Proteins/Peptides and Molecular Crystals -- A. Similarities -- B. Differences -- III. The Importance of H-Bond Cooperativity in Molecular Crystals -- A. Enthalpy Is Relatively More Important in the Solid Than in the Liquid -- B. H-Bonds Are More Stable in the Solid Than in the Liquid State. , IV. Structural Consequences of H-Bond Cooperativity in Molecular Crystals -- A. Acetic Acid -- B. 1,3-Cyclohexanedione -- C. Urea -- D. Formamide -- E. CH...O H-Bonding Interactions and Parabenzoquinone -- V. How Does the Use of the Crystal Paradigm Affect Protein/Peptide Study? -- A. Low-Barrier H-Bonds -- VI. Are H-Bonds Electrostatic? -- A. Water-Water H-Bonding Cannot be Described Adequately Purely by Electrostatic Interactions -- B. Comparison of H-Bonds with the Behavior of Molecules in an Electric Field -- VII. How Strong are Peptide H-Bonds? -- A. Amide Dimers -- B. Formamide Chains -- C. alpha-Helices -- D. Protonated alpha-Helices -- E. beta-Sheets -- F. Collagen-like Triple Helices -- VIII. Comparison with Experimental Data from Studies in Solution -- A. alpha-Helices -- IX. The Importance of a Suitable Reference State(s) -- A. Differences between Reference States for Experimental and Theoretical Studies -- B. Multiple Reference States -- C. Component Amino Acids -- D. Extended beta-Strand -- E. Choosing More Than One Reference State -- X. How Protein Chemists Can Deal with Problems Posed by Dual Paradigms -- A. Theoretical and Modeling Studies -- B. Experimental Studies -- XI. Water, the Hydrophobic Effect and Entropy -- A. Water -- B. The Hydrophobic Effect and Entropy -- C. Another Origin of Entropy Control of Protein Folding -- XII. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Hyaluronan and Hyaluronan Fragments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. HA in the Solid State and at Surfaces -- 3. HA in Dilute and in Crowded Solutions -- 4. HA Self-association -- 5. HA Size and Why It Matters -- 5.1. High-Molecular-Mass HA Is the Physiological Protector of Cells -- 5.2. Low-Molecular-Mass HA Stimulates Defensive Cellular Responses -- 5.3. Mechanisms for HA Degradation -- 5.3.1. Hyaluronidases -- 5.3.2. Degradation of HA by ROS/RNS -- 5.3.3. Degradation of HA by Other Chemical and Physical Means -- 6. Experimental Determination of HA Content and Size In Vivo -- 6.1. Isolation Methods -- 6.2. Specific Quantification Methods -- 6.3. Methods for Molecular Mass Analysis -- 6.4. Experimental Findings on HA Content and Size -- 6.4.1. HA in Biological Fluids -- 6.4.2. HA in Tissues -- 7. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications -- 7.1. Exogenous HA -- 7.2. HA-Based Medical Diagnostics -- 7.3. Therapeutic Modulation of HA Signaling -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Two: Application of Porous Materials to Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycoscience -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Glycoproteins, Glycans, and Glycosylation -- 3. Characteristics of Porous Materials -- 4. Methods for Characterizing Porous Materials -- 5. Glycan and Carbohydrate Enrichment -- 6. Mesoporous Silica and Related Materials -- 6.1. Basic Aspects of Mesoporous Silicas -- 6.2. General Applications of Mesoporous and Porous Silica to Glycans -- 6.3. Mesoporous and Porous Silicas Modified for Boronate Affinity Applications -- 6.4. Carbon-Mesoporous Silica Composites -- 6.5. Lectin-Modified Porous Silica -- 6.6. Controlled Release Applications Involving Mesoporous Silica and Glycans -- 7. Porous Alumina -- 8. Porous Titania -- 9. Mesoporous Carbon. , 10. Porous Graphitic Carbon -- 11. Porous Polymers Interacting With or Modified by Carbohydrates -- 11.1. Boronate-Modified Porous Polymers -- 11.2. Hydrophilic Interactions on Porous Polymers -- 11.3. Glycan Release by Enzyme-Modified Porous Polymers -- 11.4. Porous Polymers Modified by or Interacting With Lectins -- 12. Nanoporous Gold -- 13. Future Directions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Three: The Synthesis and Biological Characterization of Acetal-Free Mimics of the Tumor-Associated Carbohydrate A ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cancer and Immunotherapy -- 2.1. Overview -- 2.2. TACAs in Cancer -- 3. Synthesis of the Natural TACAs: Historical Overview -- 3.1. Tn Antigen -- 3.2. TF Antigen -- 3.3. sTn Antigen -- 4. Synthetic TACA Antigens as Potential Immunotherapeutics -- 4.1. Overview of Current State of TACA Therapies -- 4.2. Challenges in TACA Vaccine Preparation -- 4.3. Acetal-Free Carbohydrate Antigens -- 5. Synthesis of Carbasugars -- 5.1. Overview -- 5.2. Diels-Alder Approach -- 5.2.1. McCasland Synthesis -- 5.2.2. Ogawa Synthesis -- 5.3. Chemoenzymatic Processes -- 5.4. Ring-Closing Metathesis -- 5.5. Ferrier Type II Rearrangements -- 5.6. Radical Cyclization -- 6. Synthesis of C-Glycosides -- 6.1. Cross-Coupling -- 6.1.1. Heck Reaction -- 6.1.2. Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling -- 6.1.3. Negishi Coupling -- 6.2. Ring-Closing Metathesis -- 6.3. Radical Tethering -- 6.4. Allylation and Related Reactions -- 7. Synthesis of Acetal-Free Tn Antigens -- 8. Synthesis of Acetal-Free TF Antigens -- 9. Synthesis of Acetal-Free sTn Antigens -- 10. Partial Synthesis of Acetal-Free Sialyl Lewis Antigens -- 11. Biological Conjugation and Biological Evaluation of Acetal-Free Mimics -- 11.1. Tn Antigen -- 11.2. TF Antigen -- 11.3. sTn Antigen -- 12. Conclusions and Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index. , Back Cover.

Note: Intro -- Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Reference -- Chapter One: Chemical synthesis of saponins: An update -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General considerations on saponin synthesis -- 3. Synthesis of plant saponins -- 3.1. Synthesis of triterpenoid saponins -- 3.1.1. Oleanane-type saponins -- 3.1.2. Ursane-type saponins -- 3.1.3. Lupane-type saponins -- 3.1.4. Dammarane-type saponins -- 3.2. Synthesis of steroid saponins -- 3.2.1. Spirostan-type saponins -- 3.2.2. Furostan-type saponins -- 3.2.3. Cholestan-type saponins -- 3.2.4. Cardenolide-type saponins -- 4. Synthesis of marine saponins -- 4.1. Synthesis of pervicoside B and C -- 5. Summary and outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Two: Chemical Synthesis of Saponins -- I. Introduction -- II. General Considerations on Saponin Synthesis -- 1. Synthesis of Aglycones -- 2. Synthesis of Carbohydrate Building Blocks -- 3. Assembly Strategies -- 4. Protecting-Group Strategies -- III. Synthesis of Plant Saponins -- 1. Steroid Saponins -- a. Spirostan Type -- b. Furostan Type -- c. Cholestan Type -- d. Cardenolide Type -- 2. Triterpene Saponins -- a. Oleanane Type -- b. Ursane Type -- c. Lupane Type -- d. Dammarane Type -- IV. Synthesis of Marine Saponins -- V. Summary and Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.

Note: Front Cover -- Sialic Acids, Part I: Historical Background and Development, and Chemical Synthesis -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Reference -- Chapter One: Exploration of the Sialic Acid World -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Paving the Way With Ehrlich´s Aldehyde and Bial´s Orcinol Reagents -- 2.1. The First Scoutings -- 2.2. The Growing Knowledge About the Substance -- 2.3. The Expanding Network of Researchers -- 3. The First Creation of Chemical Structures -- 4. The Battle for the Stereochemistry -- 4.1. The C5, C6, C7, and C8 Chiralities -- 4.2. The C4 Chirality -- 4.3. The C2 Chirality and the Ring Form/Conformation -- 4.4. The Replacement of NH2-C5 by HO-C5 -- 5. Elucidating the O-Substitution Patterns -- 6. Different Views on the Conformation of the Glycerol Side Chain -- 6.1. X-ray Diffraction Analysis -- 6.2. NMR Spectroscopy -- 6.3. Molecular Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics, and Ab Initio Calculations -- 6.4. Final Remarks -- 7. An Impression of Analytical Techniques as Used in Sialic Acid Analysis -- 7.1. Spectrophotometric Assays -- 7.2. Chromatographic Techniques -- 7.3. Instrumental Techniques -- 7.4. Histological Methods -- 8. Sialic Acids as a Part of Glycoproteins, Glycolipids, Oligosaccharides, and Polysaccharides -- 8.1. Glycoprotein N- and O-Glycans -- 8.2. Glycolipids -- 8.3. Milk Oligosaccharides -- 8.4. Urinary Oligosaccharides and Glycopeptides -- 8.5. Capsular Polysaccharides, Lipopolysaccharides, and Lipooligosaccharides -- 8.6. General Remarks About the Structural Analysis of Glycans -- 9. Growing Interest From the Organic and Enzymatic Chemistry -- 10. Structural Variants of the Sialic Acid Backbone -- 11. Unraveling the Metabolism of Sialic Acids -- 11.1. The Biosynthesis of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid -- 11.2. The Activation of Sialic Acids -- 11.3. Sialic Acid Transfer to Glycans. , 11.4. The Regulation of Sialic Acid Biosynthesis -- 11.5. Modified Sialic Acids Different From N-Acetylneuraminic Acid -- 11.5.1. N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid -- 11.5.2. O-Acetylated Sialic Acids -- 11.5.3. Other Natural Sialic Acids -- 11.5.4. Nonnatural Sialic Acids -- 11.6. The De-esterification of O-Acetylated Sialic Acids -- 11.7. exo-, endo-, and trans-Sialidases -- 11.7.1. Sialidase Inhibitors -- 12. The Biology of Sialic Acids -- 12.1. The ``Sweet Coat of the Cell´´ -- 12.2. The Masking Role of Sialic Acids in Serum Glycoproteins and Blood Cells -- 12.3. Sialic Acids in Tumors -- 12.4. The Role of Sialic Acids in Immunology -- 12.5. Proteins Recognizing Sialic Acids -- 12.5.1. Plant and Other Lectins, and Virus Hemagglutinins -- 12.5.2. Selectins -- 12.5.3. Siglecs -- 13. Hereditary Sialic Acid Diseases -- 13.1. Sialuria -- 13.2. Salla Disease and Infantile Sialic Acid Storage Disease -- 13.3. Sialidosis -- 13.4. Galactosialidosis -- 13.5. Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (GNE Myopathy) -- 14. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Two: Chemical Synthesis of Glycosides of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chemical Synthesis of O-Sialosides -- 2.1. Modifications at C-1 -- 2.2. Modifications at C-2: Leaving Groups -- 2.2.1. Halides -- 2.2.2. S-Sialosides: Thiosialosides and Other 2-Thio Derivatives -- 2.2.3. O-Sialosides: Trifluoroacetimidates, Phosphites, and Phosphates -- 2.3. Modifications at C-3 -- 2.3.1. 3-Bromo Auxiliaries -- 2.3.2. 3-O-Acyl Auxiliaries -- 2.3.3. 3-S-Aryl (and 3-Se-Aryl) Auxiliaries -- 2.4. Modifications at C-4 -- 2.4.1. 4-O-tert-Butyldimethylsilyl Ether Derivative -- 2.4.2. 4-O-Picoloyl (and 4-O-Benzoyl) Derivatives -- 2.5. Modifications at C-5 -- 2.5.1. N-Acetylacetamido Derivatives -- 2.5.2. Azido Derivatives -- 2.5.3. Trifluoroacetamido Derivatives. , 2.5.4. N-Trichloroethoxycarbonyl Derivatives -- 2.5.5. N-Phthalimido Derivatives -- 2.5.6. Isothiocyanate Derivatives -- 2.6. Cyclic Protecting Groups -- 2.6.1. Oxazolidinone trans-Fused Ring -- 2.6.2. Miscellaneous Cyclic Substituents -- 2.7. Modifications at the Glycerol Chain -- 2.7.1. O-Benzoyl (O-Bz) Derivatives -- 2.7.2. O-Chloroacetyl (O-CA or O-ClAc) Derivatives -- 2.7.3. O-Trifluoroacetyl (O-TFA) Derivatives -- 2.7.4. O-Picoloyl (O-Pico) Derivatives -- 3. Mechanistic Studies of O-Sialylations -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Back Cover.