Presents a comprehensive update of recent progress in the area, with emphasis on the structure, biosynthesis and function of carbohydrates in development and disease.
Cell surface carbohydrates: cell-type specific expression; Carbohydrate recognition in leukocyte-endothelial cells; Polysialic acid in neural cell development: roles, regulation, and mechanism; Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndromes and congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia type II (HEMPAS); Functions of Carbohydrates Revealed by transgenic technology; Function and significance of O-GlcNAc glycoproteins in the nucleus and cytoplasm; Roles of sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids in biological membranes; Carbohydrates in medicine