So what do your sugars do?
Up to about fifteen years ago the above question was quite often asked of glycoconjugates enthusiasts. It was always a silly question, the answer being 'How many doings do you want to hear about?' Since then our understanding of the structures, biosynthesis and varied functions of the glycoconjugates has developed incredibly and come to have a major impact on much of present-day biological and medical research.
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National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK. chughes@nimr.mrc.ac.uk
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