Main description:

Glycotechnology brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area.
Glycotechnology serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field.

Contents:

Genetic engineering of recombinant glycoproteins and the glycosylation pathway in mammalian host cells; E. Grabenhorst, P. Schlenke, S. Pohl, M. Nimtz, H.S. Conradt. Filamentous fungi as production organisms for glycoproteins of biomedical interest; M. Maras, I. van Die, R. Contreras, C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel. Insect cells as hosts for the expression of recombinant glycoproteins; F. Altmann, E. Staudacher, I.B.H. Wilson, L. Marz. The yeast expression system for recombinant glycosyltransferases; M. Malissard, S. Zeng, E.G. Berger. Synthesis of oligosaccharides by bacterial enzymes; K.F. Johnson. Enzymatic synthesis of nucleotide sugars; T. Bulter, L. Elling. Substrate and donor specificity of glycosyl transferases; B. Ernst, R. Oehrlein. The Acceptor specificity of UDP-GalNAc: Polypeptide N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases; A.P. Elhammer, F.J. Kezdy, A. Kurosaka.