"Carbohydrates: Comprehensive Studies on Glycobiology and Glycotechnology" ed. by Chuan-Fa Chang

This comprehensive book is to readers who are interested in carbohydrates. This book contains excellent chapters written by experts from the fields of chemistry, glycobiology, microbiology, immunology, botany, zoology, as well as biotechnology.

This book also offers much in the way of experiences, tools, and technologies for readers who are interested in different fields of Glycobiology. The readers can obtain more than anticipated from this meaningful and useful book.

Contents
Preface
Section 1 Chemistry and Biochemistry
1 Carbohydrate Microarray
2 Conversion of Carbohydrates Under Microwave Heating
3 Boron-Carbohydrate Interactions
4 Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry of Carbohydrates Derivatized with Biotinamidocaproyl Hydrazide
5 Investigation of Carbohydrates and Their Derivatives as Crystallization Modifiers
6 Glycosidases - A Mechanistic Overview
Section 2 Microbiology and Immunology
7 DC-SIGN Antagonists - A Paradigm of C-Type Lectin Binding Inhibition
8 Broad Antiviral Activity of Carbohydrate-Binding Agents Against Dengue Virus Infection
9 IL-13, Asthma and Glycosylation in Airway Epithelial Repair
10 Metabolism of Carbochidrates in the Cell of Green Photosintesis Sulfur Bacteria
11 Digestion in Ruminants
Section 3 Carbohydeate Metabolism
12 Resistant Dextrins as Prebiotic
13 Food Structure and Carbohydrate Digestibility
14 Carbohydrate Metabolism in Drosophila: Reliance on the Disaccharide Trehalose
15 Starvation Conditions Effects on Carbohydrate Metabolism of Marine Bacteria
16 Adapting the Consumption of Carbohydrates for Diabetic Athletes
Section 4 Animal and Plant
17 Environmental and Genetic Variation for Water Soluble Carbohydrate Content in Cool Season Forage Grasses
18 Alterations in Root Morphology of Rootstock Peach Trees Caused by Mycorrhizal Fungi
19 Plant Responses to Sugar Starvation
Section 5 Biotechnology
20 Carbohydrates from Biomass: Sources and Transformation by Microbial Enzymes
21 Starch and Microbial a-Amylases: From Concepts to Biotechnological Applications
22 Algal Polysaccharides, Novel Applications and Outlook
23 Biological Applications of Plants and Algae Lectins: An Overview