Diversity of Carbohydrates

Bimal Krishna Banik is a full professor of the Deanship of Research Development at the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was a tenured full professor and first president’s endowed professor at the University of Texas for many years. He also served as the vice president of the Research & Education Development of the Community Health System of Texas. Professor Banik was awarded $7.25 million in grants from the US NIH and US NCI. Importantly, he published more than 600 peer-reviewed papers and 500 presentation abstracts. Notably, he authored and edited 20 books published by Springer, Springer Nature, Nova, Elsevier, De Gruyter, and CRC. He mentored approximately 300 students, 20 postdoctoral fellows, and 7 PhD research scientists. He advised 28 university faculties and 2 students’ organizations that have 1400 students. He chaired 20 symposiums at the American Chemical Society National Meetings and 1 conference at the Nobel Prize Celebration. He served as the editor of 12 journals. He received more than two dozens of national and international awards for teaching, mentoring, advising, public service, overall recognitions, and research. Dr. Shikha Sharma is a Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry who holds 14 years of teaching experience with BPharm, MPharm, and PhD degrees in Pharmacy mentoring aspiring pharmacists, preparing them for successful careers.. She has a strong academic background and has qualified the GATE-2006 exam with a 99.3 percentile conducted by IIT, Kharagpur. Dr.Shikha has an impressive publication record; most of her papers are in international journals, and she has published three Indian patents and one South African patent. She has guided numerous students in her research areas of organic synthesis, Biological evaluation, molecular docking, and QSAR studies, which contribute to drug design and drug receptor interaction. Her significant achievements in both academia and intellectual property showcase her expertise and the impact of her research in this field. Dr. Sharma has been conducting research with Dr. Banik and their collaborations have become highly significant.

• 1. Introduction, Sources, Isolation, Cultivation and Preservation of Carbohydrates2. Classification and Stereochemistry of Carbohydrates and Study Their Reactions3. Stereochemistry of Carbohydrates4. Carbohydrate Analysis5. Carbohydrates Quality6. Organocatalytic Synthesis of Carbohydrates7. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Carbohydrates8. Carbohydrate Receptors9. Carbohydrate Prodrugs10. Carbohydrates, Health and Therapeutics11. Synthetic Carbohydrates for Glycobiology12. Glycosylated Nanoparticles13. Artificial Carbohydrates