Explorations with Sugars: How Sweet It Was »

World-famous carbohydrate chemist Raymond Lemieux was the first to synthesize sucrose. He also developed the concept of the anomeric effect and has recently worked on antigens. His book is a collection of carbohydrate research history, plus an interesting and engaging insight into the man as scientist and family man.

List of Photographs Preface Editor's Note Explorations with Sugars: How Sweet It Was Early Years of Research Concentration on Methods To Synthesize Clycopyranosides Stereoelectronic Effects on Conformational Preference and Reactivity Further Discoveries With and About NMR Techniques Synthesis for Immunochemical and Histochemical Studies of Human Blood Group Determinants on Tissue and in Biological Fluids Molecular Recognition Concluding Remarks Coda References Index