16^th World Glycobiology Congress

Glycans in Drug Design

Glycans are elements of numerous bio-therapeutic mediators, ranging from natural products to molecules based on rational plan to recombinant glycoproteins. The glycan components of these agents can be important aspects of their biological activity and therapeutic efficacy. Biochemistry and Glycobiology includes a multidisciplinary study of carbohydrate-binding proteins (lectins), glycolipids and some selected other plant proteins that are skilful of connecting with endogenous or foreign (macro) molecules. The eminence of the research is on protein-carbohydrate interaction and their involvement in signalling procedures in plants or in plant protection. Based on the formed fundamental alertness new methods are being industrialised to shield crop plants against pests and diseases.