Glycosyltransferases are useful synthetic tools for the preparation of natural
oligosaccharides, glycoconjugates and their analogues. High expression levels of …

Enzymes continue to be used as important catalysts, for the generation of rare and
'unnatural'monosaccharides and for the selective formation of glycosidic linkages. Multi …

The therapeutic potential of glycosides has made them an attractive target for drug
development. The biological extraction and chemical synthesis of these molecules is often …

Oligosaccharide synthesis is becoming increasingly important to the pharmaceutical
industry because these biomolecules have potential application as therapeutics. Enzymatic …

Enzymes are indispensable tools in modern organic synthesis. Recent progress in cloning
techniques, microbiology and protein purification supply an ever growing number and …

The expanding field of glycobiology requires tools for the synthesis of structurally defined
oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates, while any potential therapeutic applications of sugar …

Glycosylated compounds have numerous applications in the food, pharmaceutical and
personal care industries. Their synthesis is, however, far from trivial. Because chemical …

Until recently, glycosidases, naturally hydrolyzing carbohydrate-active enzymes, have found
few synthetic applications in industry, being primarily used for cleaving unwanted …

Abstract Early on, Emil Fischer proposed the use and technological application of enzymes
in natural product chemistry, in particular in peptide and carbohydrate synthesis. After …

Remarkable advances in glycobiology in recent years have stimulated a resurgence of
interest in carbohydrate chemistry. The challenge of producing the complex glycosides and …