Sections

• Foreword
• Foreword from First Edition
• Preface
• Preface from First Edition
• Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Books and Monograph Resources
• Abbreviations
• Part I. General Principles
  • 1. Historical Background and Overview
  • 2. Structural Basis of Glycan Diversity
  • 3. Cellular Organization of Glycosylation
  • 4. Glycosylation Precursors
  • 5. Glycosyltransferases and Glycan-processing Enzymes
  • 6. Biological Roles of Glycans
  • 7. A Genomic View of Glycobiology
• Part II. Structure and Biosynthesis
  • 8. N-Glycans
  • 9. O-GalNAc Glycans
  • 10. Glycosphingolipids
  • 11. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors
  • 12. Other Classes of ER/Golgi-derived Glycans
  • 13. Structures Common to Different Glycans
  • 14. Sialic Acids
  • 15. Hyaluronan
  • 16. Proteoglycans and Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans
  • 17. Nucleocytoplasmic Glycosylation
  • 18. The O-GlcNAc Modification
• Part III. Organismal Diversity
  • 19. Evolution of Glycan Diversity
  • 20. Eubacteria and Archaea
  • 21. Fungi
  • 22. Viridiplantae
  • 23. Nematoda
  • 24. Arthropoda
  • 25. Deuterostomes
• Part IV. Glycan-binding Proteins
  • 26. Discovery and Classification of Glycan-Binding Proteins
  • 27. Principles of Glycan Recognition
  • 28. R-type Lectins
  • 29. L-type Lectins
  • 30. P-type Lectins
  • 31. C-type Lectins
  • 32. I-type Lectins
  • 33. Galectins
  • 34. Microbial Lectins: Hemagglutinins, Adhesins, and Toxins
  • 35. Proteins that Bind Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans
• Part V. Glycans in Physiology and Disease
  • 36. Glycans in Glycoprotein Quality Control
  • 37. Free Glycans as Signaling Molecules
  • 38. Glycans in Development and Systemic Physiology
  • 39. Bacterial and Viral Infections
  • 40. Parasitic Infections
  • 41. Genetic Disorders of Glycan Degradation
  • 42. Genetic Disorders of Glycosylation
  • 43. Glycans in Acquired Human Diseases
  • 44. Glycosylation Changes in Cancer
• Part VI. Methods and Applications
  • 45. Antibodies and Lectins in Glycan Analysis
  • 46. Glycosylation Mutants of Cultured Cells
  • 47. Structural Analysis of Glycans
  • 48. Glycomics
  • 49. Chemical and Enzymatic Synthesis of Glycans and Glycoconjugates
  • 50. Chemical Tools for Inhibiting Glycosylation
  • 51. Glycans in Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Glossary
• Study Guide
• Errata