Polysaccharides in Medicinal ApplicationsIntegrates the latest advances in polysaccharide chemistry and structure analysis, with the practical applications of polysaccharides in medicine and pharmacy, highlighting the role of glycoconjugates in basic biological processes and immunology. It also presents recent developments in glycobiology and glycopathology. The work covers bacterial, fungal and cell-wall polysaccharides, microbial and bacterial exopolysaccharides, industrial gums, the biosynthesis of bacterial polysaccharides, and the production of microbial polysaccharides. |
Contents
Chemical Synthesis of Polysaccharides | 3 |
Curdlan and Succinoglycan | 21 |
Pullulan | 59 |
Structures Reactions and Medical Uses | 87 |
Hemicelluloses | 107 |
Hydrogels Based on Polysaccharides | 125 |
StimuleSensitive Hydrogels | 243 |
General Aspects | 265 |
Medical Applications of Dextran and Its Derivatives | 505 |
Polysaccharides in OxygenCarrier Blood Substitutes | 525 |
Fucan Sulfates and Their Anticoagulant Activities | 545 |
Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications of Cyclodextrins | 575 |
Bioartificial Pancreas | 603 |
Medical Applications | 631 |
A Novel Matrix for Hemoperfusion | 651 |
Polysaccharides Used in Ophthalmology | 689 |
Structure and Biosynthesis of Glycoproteins | 273 |
Normal and Pathological Catabolism of Glycoproteins | 329 |
Immunogenicity and Vaccines | 411 |
Polysaccharides and Glycoconjugates as Human Vaccines | 443 |
Pitfalls and Strategy | 481 |
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