TY - CHAP AU - Edson Holanda Teixeira AU - Francisco Vassiliepe Sousa Arruda AU - Kyria Santiago do Nascimento AU - Victor Alves Carneiro AU - Celso Shiniti Nagano AU - Bruno Rocha da Silva AU - Alexandre Holanda Sampaio AU - Benildo Sousa Cavada ED - Chuan-Fa Chang Y1 - 2012-11-21 PY - 2012 T1 - Biological Applications of Plants and Algae Lectins: An Overview N2 - It is my great honor and pleasure to introduce this comprehensive book to readers who are interested in carbohydrates. This book contains 23 excellent chapters written by experts from the fields of chemistry, glycobiology, microbiology, immunology, botany, zoology, as well as biotechnology. According to the topics, methods and targets, the 23 chapters are further divided into five independent sections. In addition to the basic research, this book also offers much in the way of experiences, tools, and technologies for readers who are interested in different fields of Glycobiology. I believe that readers can obtain more than anticipated from this meaningful and useful book. BT - Carbohydrates SP - Ch. 23 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/50632 DO - 10.5772/50632 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -