Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology; Board on Life Sciences; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Research Council
NAS Press, 2012 . - 172 pages
ISBN: 0309260833 9780309260831
This book 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.
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.
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
Deciphering the Glycome for Human Health and Sustainability: Findings, Recommendations, and Roadmap
References
Appendix A Committee Member Biographies
Appendix В The Landscape of Current Research in Glycoscience: Additional Information
Appendix С Workshop on the Future of Glycoscience: Agenda and Participants
Appendix D Input Received Online and Through Other Data Gathering
Appendix E Glossary with TOC BookMarkLinks