Essentials of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry

Thisbe Lindhorst holds the Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Kiel (Germany). She graduated from Münster University in 1988, completing her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at the University of Hamburg in 1991. She then spent a postdoctoral period with S. G. Withers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada) before returning to Hamburg. In 2000 she was appointed full professor at the University of Kiel. Her research interests focus on natural product synthesis, carbohydrate and dendrimer chemistry.

• Introduction to CarbohydratesStructure of SaccharidesProtecting Groups for CarbohydratesImportant modifications and functionalizations of the sugar ringO-Glycoside SynthesisStructure and Biosynthesis of GlycoconjugatesGlycobiologyPurification and Analysis of CarbohydratesThe Literature of Carbohydrate Chemistry

"...certainly merits a place on the shelves of carbohydrate chemistry students and will surely prove to be a useful laboratory resource for many."ChemBioChem(Oct. 2007)