Glycobiology book launched at NUIG

1 Feb 2010 10:48 AM

The science of glycobiology, where scientists replace proteins in microbes with sugars, which, in turn confers new disease fighting properties on these microbes, has become increasingly important in recent years.

Ireland has developed a growing reputation for expertise in glycobiology. This is of critical strategic importance to the Irish economy as major developments in vaccine design, drug discovery and diagnostics around the world are being driven by scientists working in this area.

The new book, entitled, Microbial Glycobiology - Structures, Relevance and Applications, is edited by Anthony Moran, Professor at the School of Natural Sciences at NUIG, and has 100 contributors from around the world.

"This is a very vibrant area of research and is an expanding area of technology with many potential ramifications for industrial and medical developments, said Professor Moran at the book launch.

"The subject area exhibits extensive growth because of the biomedical, biotherapeutic, diagnostic and biotechnological applications which have fuelled research and industrial interest".

"With Microbial Glycobiology, our aim is to provide a useful introduction to the subject for new researchers, as well as an invaluable reference for experienced ones," added Professor Moran.

The book is published by Academic Press. For more information click here.