BoundCarbohydratesinNature(LezioniLincee)

ThisbookisbasedonaseriesofsixlecturesdeliveredattheUniversityofSiennaundertheauspicesoftheLezioniLincee.Thecontentofthebookreflectsanddelineatestheauthor'scareerinbiochemicalresearch.Thelecturesrevolvearoundthespecialrolewhichboundcarbohydratesplayinnature.Alsodiscussedarethepropertiesofmembraneglycoproteins,involvedintheresistanceofcellstodrugs.Themetabolismofsugarsandsialicacids,whichformapivotalroleintheauthor'sresearch,arecoveredindetail.Thebookchroniclesjustsomeofthehugeadvanceswhichhavebeenmadeinbiochemistryoverthepastfewdecadesandwillproveaninvaluableandentertainingfirsthandaccountforresearchersandgraduatestudents.