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1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-158). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The landscape of current research in glycoscience -- Glycoscience in health, energy, and materials -- Examples of outstanding questions in glycoscience -- The toolkit of glycoscience. |
| 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."Publisher's description. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Glucosides -- Research.
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Glycomics.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, issuing body.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Life Sciences, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Transforming glycoscience : a roadmap for the future. Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2012] xvi, 191 pages ; 23 cm. 9780309264198 (OCoLC)ocn813926053 (DLC) 2012538709 |
| ISBN |
9780309260831 (pbk.) |
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0309260833 (pbk.) |
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9780309264198 |
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9780309260848 (electronic bk.) |
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