Gregory R. Bock & Sara Harnett 
Carbohydrate Recognition in Cellular Function [PDF ebook] 

Contributors to this volume explore the role of carbohydrates in communication between cells of multicellular organisms. Topics covered include the thermodynamics and spatial restrictions of oligosaccharide-protein interactions, the role of carbohydrates in recognition and as components of cell adhesion molecules, and abnormal glycosylation in several disease states.

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Partial table of contents:

Oligosaccharide-Protein Interactions: A Three-Dimensional View
(J. Carver, et al.).

Multiple Subfamilies of Carbohydrate Recognition Domains in
Animal Lectins (K. Drickamer).

Binding Modes of Mammalian Hepatic Gal/Gal NAc Receptors (Y.
Lee).

Nucleoplasmic and Cytoplasmic Glycoproteins (G. Hart, et
al.).

Role of Carbohydrates in Receptor-Mediated Fertilization in
Mammals (P. Wassarman).

Structural and Biological Properties of the Carbohydrate Units
of Nervous Tissue Glycoproteins (J. Finne).

Function and Pathology of the Sugar Chains of Human
Immunoglobulin G (A. Kobata, et al.).

The Role of Oligosaccharides in Modifying Protein Function (T.
Rademacher & R. Dwek).

Leukosialin, a Major Sialoglycoprotein Defining Leucocyte
Differentiation (M. Fukuda).

Index of Contributors.

Subject Index.

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