Searching and Predicting Conformations of Complex Carbohydrates in Solution

Carbohydrates serve as structure materials and biofuels for cells. In addition, their glycoconjugates including glycolipids and glycoproteins are powerful biological markers and involved in numerous molecular recognition phenomena. Developing conformational search algorithms and structural prediction software for complex carbohydrates in solution is crucial to understand their biological functions.

Conformations of Human Milk Sugars
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