Carbohydrates are essential mediators of many processes in health and disease. They
regulate self-/non-self-discrimination, are key elements of cellular communication, cancer …

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are produced by Gram-negative bacteria both in vitro and
in vivo. OMVs are nano-sized spherical vehicles formed by lipid bilayer membranes and …

Deoxy-sugars often play a critical role in modulating the potency of many bioactive natural
products. Accordingly, there has been sustained interest in methods for their synthesis over …

One could certainly highlight a conceptual resemblance between social interactions as the
basis of societies and civilizations and the ability of molecules to interact in a noncovalent …

The world is currently transitioning from a fossil‐fuel‐driven energy economy to one that is
supplied by more renewable and sustainable materials. Trees as the most abundant …

Carbohydrates are the most abundant natural products. Besides their role in metabolism
and as structural building blocks, they are fundamental constituents of every cell surface …

This review is intended for general readers who would like a basic foundation in
carbohydrate structure and function, lectin biology, and the implications of glycobiology in …

Importance of the field: Fluorescence polarization (FP) is a homogeneous method that
allows rapid and quantitative analysis of diverse molecular interactions and enzyme …

Natural polysaccharides derived from plants, fungi and animals are well known as ideal
functional products with multiple biological activities and few side effects. Among them …

Current point-of-care lateral flow immunoassays, such as the home pregnancy test, rely on
proteins as detection units (eg antibodies) to sense for analytes. Glycans play a fundamental …