- Foreword: Propelling a Field Forward
- Preface
- Praise for the Previous Editions of Essentials of Glycobiology
- Advance Comments on the Third Edition of Essentials of Glycobiology
- Contributors
- Consultant Reviewers
- Classic Books and Monographs
- Abbreviations
- Front Cover Artwork
- General Principles
- Structure and Biosynthesis
- 9. N-Glycans
- 10. O-GalNAc Glycans
- 11. Glycosphingolipids
- 12. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors
- 13. Other Classes of Eukaryotic Glycans
- 14. Structures Common to Different Glycans
- 15. Sialic Acids and Other Nonulosonic Acids
- 16. Hyaluronan
- 17. Proteoglycans and Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans
- 18. Nucleocytoplasmic Glycosylation
- 19. The O-GlcNAc Modification
- Glycans in Evolution and Development
- Glycan-Binding Proteins
- 28. Discovery and Classification of Glycan-Binding Proteins
- 29. Principles of Glycan Recognition
- 30. Structural Biology of Glycan Recognition
- 31. R-Type Lectins
- 32. L-Type Lectins
- 33. P-Type Lectins
- 34. C-Type Lectins
- 35. I-Type Lectins
- 36. Galectins
- 37. Microbial Lectins: Hemagglutinins, Adhesins, and Toxins
- 38. Proteins That Bind Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans
- Glycans in Physiology and Disease
- 39. Glycans in Glycoprotein Quality Control
- 40. Free Glycans as Signaling Molecules
- 41. Glycans in Systemic Physiology
- 42. Bacterial and Viral Infections
- 43. Parasitic Infections
- 44. Genetic Disorders of Glycan Degradation
- 45. Genetic Disorders of Glycosylation
- 46. Glycans in Acquired Human Diseases
- 47. Glycosylation Changes in Cancer
- Methods and Applications
- 48. Glycan-Recognizing Probes as Tools
- 49. Glycosylation Mutants of Cultured Mammalian Cells
- 50. Structural Analysis of Glycans
- 51. Glycomics and Glycoproteomics
- 52. Glycoinformatics
- 53. Chemical Synthesis of Glycans and Glycoconjugates
- 54. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Glycans and Glycoconjugates
- 55. Chemical Tools for Inhibiting Glycosylation
- 56. Glycosylation Engineering
- 57. Glycans in Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry
- 58. Glycans in Nanotechnology
- 59. Glycans in Bioenergy and Materials Science
- 60. Future Directions in Glycosciences
- Online Appendix 1A. Some Important Milestones in the History of Glycobiology
- Online Appendix 1B. Symbol Nomenclature for Glycans (SNFG)
- Online Appendix 12A. Examples of GPI-Anchored Proteins
- Online Appendix 12B. Complex and Varied Structures of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) Anchors.
- Online Appendix 27A. Glycosylation Genes Essential for Mouse Embryonic Development
- Online Appendix 28A. Comparison of Two Major Classes of Glycan-Binding Proteins
- Online Appendix 38A. Molecular Dynamic Simulations
- Online Appendix 45A. Known Human Glycosylation Disorders
- Online Appendix 52A. Organizations and Publications Adopting SNFG
- Glossary
- Study Guide
- Errata