title: Development of sugar-based materials for biological devices.
abstract: Recent progresses of our group dealing with newly developed sugar-based ligands and their metal complexes have been reviewed. Carbohydrate moiety affects on the stereochemistry around the metal center and controls the biological activity of the complex.
authors.affiliation: KYOUSEI Science Center, Nara Women's University, Kitauoyanishimachi, Nara 630-8506, Japan. mikata@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikata
authors.forename: Shigenobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals