Carbohydrates in Drug Design [Hardcover]

Zbigniew Witczak (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0824799828 | ISBN-13: 978-0824799823 | Publication Date: June 11, 1997 | Edition: 1

Emphasizes the role of carbohydrates as anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, anticonvulsant, antibiotic and antiviral agents. The text covers chemical properties, biological functions, methodologies for synthesizing model compounds, conformational and steric effects, synthetic and enzymatic approaches, and the discovery and development of leads in emerging fields.

Editorial Reviews

Review

. . .recommended as a thorough summary of the recent carbohydrate literature....
---Chemistry & Industry
. . .a wealth of information. . ..this highly valuable collection. . .is a pleasure to read and will attract a wide range of industrial as well as academic scientists and motivated graduate students.
---Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry
. . .high-quality. . .reviews covering many aspects of saccharides that have interesting biological and pharmacological properties. . ..indispensable.
---Carbohydrates in Europe
. . .the book contains important information on the application of carbohydrates and carbohydrate-containing compounds as effective therapeutic agents. In fact, the book is the first handbook which summarizes the numerous experimental works on the biological activity of carbohydrates. . . .It will rightly become the most widely used handbook summarizing different approaches to the use of carbohydrates as therapeutic agents.
---Biochemistry (Moscow)

About the Author

Witczak; Zbigniew University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA,

Product Details

• Hardcover: 720 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (June 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824799828
• ISBN-13: 978-0824799823
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,571,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)