Are the liquid crystalline properties of the materials of living systems important in biological
structures, functions, diseases and treatments? There is a growing consciousness that the …

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

Glycolipids are ubiquitous and biologically important molecules and are involved in diverse
biological functions and exhibit biosurfactant applications due to their surface-active and …

The Lewis blood group oligosaccharides are a family of fucosylated, ceramide-containing
glycosphingolipids decorating the exterior of healthy and disease-derived cells.[1] These …

The second half of last century has witnessed an enormous progress in organic synthesis as
a consequence of the advent of innovative concepts with high predictable power and the …

The plasma membrane of cells contains a diverse array of lipids that provide important
structural and biological features. Glycolipids are typically a minor component of the cell …

Sphingosine-based (1, Fig. 1) and glycerol-based phospholipids are major structural
components of cellular membranes. Upon cell activation by a variety of stimuli, including …

Metal complexes that catalyze inactivation and degradation of biomolecular targets can be
developed into novel therapeutics (catalytic metallodrugs) against a variety of diseases …

Type-I and Type-II LacNAc are Gal-GlcNAc disaccharides bearing a β1, 3-or β1, 4-linkage
respectively. They exist as the backbones of Lewis antigens that are highly expressed in …

The First Synthesis of a Thioglycoside Analogue of the Immunostimulant KRN7000 |
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