Glycan-Based Scaffolds in Pharmaceutical Applications
This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Targeting and Design".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Glycans are essential molecules in our everyday life. The vast diversity of their chemical structures, locations and biological functions makes them a topic of continuous interest and development. These glycans are involved in cell–cell and cell–pathogen interactions, stimulating the immune response or cell signaling in cancer. Targeting their receptors, gathered as sugar-binding proteins, may provide new insights for the design of glycan-based therapeutics.
This Special Issue will bridge the gap between molecular features of glycoconjugates and their therapeutic functions. Original research articles, reviews, and emerging ideas are welcome which demonstrate how the current knowledge of molecular recognition (experimental and in silico perspectives) enables efficient delivery and drug design, thus affording tunable pharmaceutical applications.
Dr. Antonio Franconetti
Dr. June Ereño-Orbea
Dr. Helena Coelho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbohydrate-based vaccines
- siglecs and immunity
- molecular recognition
- C-type lectins
- glycosidase inhibitors
- modelling
- infectious diseases
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Published Papers
Pharmaceutics - ISSN 1999-4923