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Overview
Integrates the latest advances in polysaccharide chemistry and structure analysis, with the practical applications of polysaccharides in medicine and pharmacy, highlighting the role of glycoconjugates in basic biological processes and immunology. It also presents recent developments in glycobiology and glycopathology. The work covers bacterial, fungal and cell-wall polysaccharides, microbial and bacterial exopolysaccharides, industrial gums, the biosynthesis of bacterial polysaccharides, and the production of microbial polysaccharides.
Synopsis
Integrates the latest advances in polysaccharide chemistry and structure analysis, with the practical applications of polysaccharides in medicine and pharmacy, highlighting the role of glycoconjugates in basic biological processes and immunology. It also presents recent developments in glycobiology and glycopathology. The work covers bacterial, fungal and cell-wall polysaccharides, microbial and bacterial exopolysaccharides, industrial gums, the biosynthesis of bacterial polysaccharides, and the production of microbial polysaccharides.
Booknews
Twenty-six contributions are arranged in two parts; the first on structure and general properties, and the second on polysaccharides in medicine. Emphasis is on the microbial exopolysaccharides that are produced commercially and those whose potential for commercialization is likely. Coverage includes such areas as bacterial and fungal polysaccharides, bacterial exopolysaccharides, biosynthesis of bacterial polysaccharides, and industrial gums. The involvement of microbial exopolysaccarides in the two economically important areas of plant pathogenicity and nitrogen fixation are discussed in the detail. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)