Protein-carbohydrate interactions in infectious diseases. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Carole A. Bewley.
• Other Names: Bewley, Carole A (Carole Ann), 1963-
• Contents: 1. Atomic basis of protein-carbohydrate interactions: an overview / Nathan Sharon -- 2. Mycobacterial glycolipids and the host: role of phenolic glycolipid and lipoarabinomannan / G.J. Blaauw and B.J. Appelmelk -- 3. Structure and roles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectins / Anne Imberty [and others] -- 4. Protein-carbohydrate interactions in enterobacterial infections / Nathan Sharon and Itzhak Ofek -- 5. GM1 glycomimetics and bacterial enterotoxins / Anna Bernardi [and others] -- 6. Retrocyclins: miniature lectins with potent antiviral activity / Robert I. Lehrer -- 7. C-type lectin receptors that regulate pathogen recognition through the recognition of carbohydrates / Sandra J. Van Vliet, Christian H. Grün and Yvette Van Kooyk --- 8. Targeting microbial sialic acid metabolism for new drug development / Eric R. Vimr and Susan M. Steenbergen -- 9. Synthetic carbohydrate-based antimalarial vaccines and glycobiology / Alexandra Hölemann and Peter H. Seeberger -- 10. Studies toward a rationally designed conjugate vaccine for cholera using synthetic carbohydrate antigens / Pavol Kováč -- 11. Carbohydrate microarrays for high-throughput analysis of carbohydrate-protein interactions / Injae Shin.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, UK : RSC Publishing
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.0756; MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases; Glycoproteins -- Immunology; Carbohydrates -- Immunology; Proteins -- Immunology; Mycobacterial diseases -- Molecular aspects; Molecular microbiology; Communicable diseases; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Clinical; Chemistry; Science; Chemistry; Communicable Diseases -- etiology; Lectins -- immunology; Vaccines, Synthetic; Medical microbiology & virology; Proteins; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847555335; 1847555330; 0854048022; 9780854048021
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index.
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