Modern Methods in Carbohydrate Synthesis presents in one volume a sequence of chapters
leading from classical methods through to today's newest state-of-the-art technology for …

Although glycoscientists have learned over the years how to isolate certain classes of
naturally occurring complex carbohydrates, the availability of pure natural isolates, remains …

There is a vast and often bewildering array of synthetic methods and reagents available to
organic chemists today. The Best Synthetic Methods series allows the practising synthetic …

Glycoconjugates are the most functionally and structurally diverse molecules in nature and it
is now well established that protein-and lipid-bound saccharides play essential roles in …

I. INTRODUCTION Recent demonstrations that oligosaccharides play important roles in
diverse biological events have resulted in renewed interest in the synthesis of …

Carbohydrates are structurally complex but functionally important biomolecules. Therefore,
they have been challenging but attractive synthetic targets. While substantial progress has …

The ultimate goal in complex carbohydrate synthesis is to develop synthetic tools which are
simple and easily accessible to glycobiologists. This review will describe methods which …

The fundamental role of glycoconjugates in many biological processes is now well
appreciated and has intensified the development of innovative and improved synthetic …

Humans have utilized carbohydrates in natural forms such as cellulose in cotton, sucrose in
cane sugar, and sucrose, D-fructose, and D-glucose in honey from the dawn of civilization …

natural products Page 1 Pure & App!. Chem., Vol. 59, No. 3, pp. 41 5—424, 1987. Printed in
Great Britain. © 1987 IUPAC De novo synthesis of carbohydrates and related natural products …