Glycochemistry

Glycochemistry is the chemistry of carbohydrates and glycosides. Glycochemistry has emerged as an internationally recognised field of study and a potentially promising route to the discovery of novel medicines. Recent trends in glycochemistry are presented in three parts: synthesis, principles, and applications. Discovering carbohydrate antigens as tumour markers or even abnormal glycation pathways in metabolic diseases such as diabetes precluded the importance of the expansion of Glycochemistry in a near future, as a way of disclosing new biomarkers and therapeutic targets in disease.