Recent Advances in Glycochemistry
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 5518
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organic chemistry; carbohydrate chemistry; organic synthesis; natural products; neurodegenerative diseases; diabetes; infection
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Carbohydrates are, indeed, the most abundant class of natural products. Multifunctional and stereochemically rich molecules, they act as unique scaffolds for the preparation of a diversity of compounds with industrial applications as pharmaceuticals, in cosmetics, and in food, among others. In addition, these molecules are important in cell adhesion, host–pathogen interaction, and many relevant biological processes, encouraging chemists to find the key carbohydrate structures to uncover the secrets of nature in human health and disease.
Organic chemistry starting from carbohydrates, either unprotected or functionalized, is indeed challenging. These abundant, renewable and low-cost materials also provide a structural diversity prompt for innovation and a more sustainable future.
This Special Issue covers the latest findings on the chemistry of carbohydrates, including methodologies for the generation of carbohydrates and carbohydrate mimetics. Glycoconjugation chemistry is an important tool for the production of biological molecules, and advances in this topic are welcome, as well as catalysis in carbohydrate chemistry, carbohydrate green chemistry, and the usefulness of carbohydrates in ionic liquid preparation and applications.
Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Carbohydrates
- Synthesis
- Glycoconjugation
- Carbohydrate mimetics
- Catalysis
- Ionic liquids
- Green chemistry
