title: Carbohydrates in Supramolecular Chemistry.
abstract: Carbohydrates are involved in a variety of biological processes. The ability of sugars to form a large number of hydrogen bonds has made them important components for supramolecular chemistry. We discuss recent advances in the use of carbohydrates in supramolecular chemistry and reveal that carbohydrates are useful building blocks for the stabilization of complex architectures. Systems are presented according to the scaffold that supports the glyco-conjugate: organic macrocycles, dendrimers, nanomaterials, and polymers are considered. Glyco-conjugates can form host-guest complexes, and can self-assemble by using carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions and other weak interactions such as π-π interactions. Finally, complex supramolecular architectures based on carbohydrate-protein interactions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delbianco
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.|Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin , Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bharate
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.|Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin , Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varela-Aramburu
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.|Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin , Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Seeberger
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D046911:Macromolecular Substances