This text will give the reader a firm understanding of all aspects of carbohydrate conformation by describing and explaining the importance of interactions between carbohydrates and interactions of carbohydrates with proteins, nucleic acids or any other macromolecule., The authors have gathered a wealth of information on carbohydrate structures, different methods of conformational analysis, the role of carbohydrates as recognition molecules in biological systems and their industrial applications., Whether you are a student, teacher or a basic researcher, this text book is a ‘one-stop’ source of current information on carbohydrate conformation and the potential use of conformational properties in industry and also of their crucial role in important biological events such as cell-cell interaction, cell adhesion, cellular signaling mechanism.
