Transforming Glycoscience : A Roadmap for the Future Paperback / softback

A new focus on glycoscience, a field that explores the structures and functions of sugars, promises great advances in areas as diverse as medicine, energy generation, and materials science, this report finds.

Glycans-also known as carbohydrates, saccharides, or simply as sugars-play central roles in many biological processes and have properties useful in an array of applications.

However, glycans have received little attention from the research community due to a lack of tools to probe their often complex structures and properties. Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future presents a roadmap for transforming glycoscience from a field dominated by specialists to a widely studied and integrated discipline, which could lead to a more complete understanding of glycans and help solve key challenges in diverse fields. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 The Landscape of Current Research in Glycoscience3 Glycoscience in Health, Energy, and Materials4 Examples of Outstanding Questions in Glycoscience5 The Toolkit of Glycoscience6 Deciphering the Glycome for Human Health and Sustainability:Findings, Recommendations, and RoadmapReferencesAppendix A: Committee Member BiographiesAppendix B: The Landscape of Current Research in Glycoscience:Additional InformationAppendix C: Workshop on the Future of Glycoscience: Agenda andParticipantsAppendix D: Input Received Online and Through Other Data GatheringAppendix E: Glossary