Sialic Acids, Part II: Biological and Biomedical Aspects

by David C. Baker (Editor)

Overview

Sialic Acids, Volume 76, the most recent release in the Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry series, is the second volume of a two-volume set devoted to the sialic acids. Vol. 76, devoted to the biological and biomedical aspects of sialic acids, includes chapters on "Sialic Acids in Neurology," "Sialic Acids in Nonenveloped Virus Infections," and "The Biology of Gangliosides," all written by leading experts in their fields.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128171479
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	03/07/2019
Series:	Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry , #76
Pages:	193
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Prof. David C. Baker has a broad research and teaching experience in the organic and medicinal chemistry of the carbohydrates, including nucleosides and cell-surface carbohydrates that are documented in over 200 publications, presentations, and patents. He was elected a Fellow of the American Chemical Society where he has been active principally in the Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry.

Table of Contents

1. Sialic Acids in Neurology
Chihiro Sato and Ken Kitajima
2. Sialic Acids in Nonenveloped Virus Infections
Bärbel S. Blaum and Thilo Stehle
3. The Biology of Gangliosides
Ronald L. Schnaar

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