TY - CHAP AU - Cristina Manuela Drăgoi AU - Andreea Letiţia Arsene AU - Cristina Elena Dinu-Pîrvu AU - Ion Bogdan Dumitrescu AU - Daniela Elena Popa AU - George T.A. Burcea-Dragomiroiu AU - Denisa Ioana Udeanu AU - Olivia Carmen Timnea AU - Bruno Ștefan Velescu AU - Alina Crenguţa Nicolae ED - Mahmut Caliskan ED - I. Halil Kavakli ED - Gul Cevahir Oz Y1 - 2017-04-12 PY - 2017 T1 - Melatonin: A Silent Regulator of the Glucose Homeostasis N2 - Carbohydrates are the most abound macromolecules on earth, and they serve different functions within the cell. The purpose of the book is to provide a glimpse into various aspects of carbohydrates by presenting the research of some of the scientists who are engaged in the development of new tools and ideas used to reveal carbohydrate metabolism in health and diseases and as material to mimic the carbohydrate surfaces that take part in molecular recognition, often from very different perspectives. This book covers broad topics in carbohydrate including quality carbohydrates on the prevention and therapy of noncommunicable diseases, lactate, and glycolysis, as biomass in biofuel production, targets for cancer treatment and as biomaterial. BT - Carbohydrate SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/66625 DO - 10.5772/66625 SN - 978-953-51-3070-3 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -