Polysaccharides in medicinal applications /
edited by Severian Dumitriu.
- New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., c1996.
- viii, 794 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I: POLYSACCHARIDES: STRUCTURE AND GENERAL PROPERTIES 1: Chemical Synthesis of Polysaccharides 2: Curdlan and Succinoglycan 3: Pullulan 4: Cellulose and Its Derivatives: Structures, Reactions, and Medical Uses 5: Hemicelluloses 6: Hydrogels Based on Polysaccharides 7: Stimule-Sensitive Hydrogels Part II: POLYSACCHARIDES IN MEDICINE 8: Glycobiology: General Aspects 9: Structure and Biosynthesis of Glycoproteins 10: Normal and Pathological Catabolism of Glycoproteins 11: Oligosaccharide Antibiotics 12: Bacterial Capsular Polysaccharides: Immunogenicity and Vaccines 13: Polysaccharides and Glycoconjugates as Human Vaccines 14: Recombinant Glycoproteins: Pitfalls and Strategy 15: Glycoconjugates and Diseases 16: Medical Applications of Dextran and Its Derivatives 17: Polysaccharides in Oxygen-Carrier Blood Substitutes 18: Fucan Sulfates and Their Anticoagulant Activities 19: Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications of Cyclodextrins 20: Bioartificial Pancreas 21: Chitin and Chitosan: Medical Applications 22: Chitosan: A Novel Matrix for Hemoperfusion 23: Membranes as Biomaterials 24: Polysaccharides Used in Ophthalmology