Carbohydrates & Glycobiology
A 16-module path through carbohydrates & glycobiology, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Monosaccharides: Aldoses, Ketoses, and Carbon Numbering
- Stereochemistry of Sugars: Chiral Centers and D/L Configuration
- Epimers and the Family of D-Aldoses
- Cyclic Sugars: Hemiacetal and Hemiketal Formation
- Haworth Projections and Ring Conformations
- Anomers and the Anomeric Carbon
- Mutarotation and Anomeric Equilibrium
- Sugar Derivatives and Reducing Sugars
- The Glycosidic Bond
- Disaccharides and Their Linkages
- Storage Polysaccharides: Starch and Glycogen
- Structural Polysaccharides: Cellulose and Chitin
- Glycoproteins and N-/O-Linked Glycosylation
- Glycosaminoglycans and the Extracellular Matrix
- Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans
- Blood-Group Antigens and Glycan Recognition