Monosaccharides and their linkages; conformations of oligosaccharides; glycoconjugates/glycoproteins: their physiological functions and how they are synthesized; O- and N-glycosylation; receptors and lectins; glycobiology of plants, viruses and microbes; glycobiology and disease; glycans as bio-energy sources. [Note: BIOL 331 recommended. Offered: F] Prereq: BIOL 130 and CHEM 233 or 237 and CHEM 264 or 266
