| Author | : National Research Council |
| File Size | : 51,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 23 October 2012 |
| ISBN | : 9780309260862 |
| Pages | : 208 pages |
Transforming Glycoscience by National Research Council Book PDF Summary
A new focus on glycoscience, a field that explores the structures and functions of sugars, promises great advances in areas as diverse as medicine, energy generation, and materials science, this report finds. Glycans--also known as carbohydrates, saccharides, or simply as sugars--play central roles in many biological processes and have properties useful in an array of applications. However, glycans have received little attention from the research community due to a lack of tools to probe their often complex structures and properties. Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future presents a roadmap for transforming glycoscience from a field dominated by specialists to a widely studied and integrated discipline, which could lead to a more complete understanding of glycans and help solve key challenges in diverse fields.