glycodiversification

English

Etymology

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Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der.

English glyco-

English diversification

English glycodiversification

From glyco- + diversification.

Noun

glycodiversification (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) The study of the function of the diversity of carbohydrates found in nature
2. (organic chemistry) The synthesis of analogues of naturally-occurring carbohydrates

Related terms

• glycodiversify

References

• Unusual sugar biosynthesis and natural product glycodiversification
• Dr. Hung-wen Liu, professor in the Division of Medicinal Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy, for elucidating and exploiting nature’s strategies for glycodiversification and enzyme catalysis and for outstanding contributions to a new era of bioorganic chemistry.