Advances in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry. Volume 67 by Horton, Derek, 1932- instant download

Advances in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry. Volume 67 by Horton, Derek, 1932- instant download

1 online resource (x, 328 pages :) :, Since its inception in 1945, this serial has provided critical and integrating articles written by research specialists that integrate industrial, analytical, and technological aspects of biochemistry, organic chemistry, and instrumentation methodology in the study of carbohydrates. The articles provide a definitive interpretation of the current status and future trends in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry. Features contributions from leading authorities and industry experts Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field, Includes bibliographical references and indexes, Front Cover; Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistryand Biochemistry; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Obituries : Nathan Sharon; The Early Years; Love Affair with Soybean Agglutinin and Other Lectins; Biological Effects of Plant Lectins; Lectins as Tools for the Study of Membranes and Separations of Cells; Lectins Involved in Host-Microbial Recognitions; Animal Lectins in Cell Recognition; Teacher, Educator, Collector, Swimmer, and Curious Traveler; References; Chapter 2: Combining Computational Chemistry and Crystallography for a Better Understanding of the Structure of Cellulose, AbbreviationsI. Introduction; II. Information from Crystals of Related Small Molecules; 1. Shape of the d-Glucopyranose Ring; 2. Linkage Geometry; 3. Conversion to Polymer-Shape Notation; 4. Orientation of O-6; 5. Crystal Packing and Intermolecular Interactions; 6. Summary of Section on Extrapolation; III. Energy Calculations; 1. Results on Individual Isolated Molecules with Empirical Methods; 2. Results with Quantum Methods; 3. Assessment of phi/psi Mapping; 4. Hydroxyl-Group Orientations; IV. Detection of New Stabilizing Interactions in Cellulose with Atoms-in-Molecules Theory, V. Modeling Crystals of CelluloseVI. Conclusions; Appendix. Molecular Structure Drawings for Saccharide Analogues Having beta-(14) Linkages; Note Added in Proof; References;…