Essentials of glycobiology: Varki, A., Cummings, R., Esko, J., Freeze, H., Stanley, P., Bertozzi, C., Hart, G., and Etzler, M. (eds.) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 2009, 784 p., $158

ISSN 0006 2979, Biochemistry (Moscow), 2009, Vol. 74, No. 9, p. 1056. Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2009. Published in Russian in Biokhimiya, 2009, published in Biokhimiya, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 9, p. 1294.

BOOK REVIEW

Essentials of Glycobiology

(Varki, A., Cummings, R., Esko, J., Freeze, H., Stanley, P., Bertozzi, C., Hart, G., and Etzler, M. (eds.) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 2009, 784 p., $158)

DOI: 10.1134/S0006297909090156

The first edition of this book was published almost 10 years ago (see for book review Biochemistry (Moscow), No. 8, 2000). Glycobiology has advanced significantly during the past decade, and publishing of the second edi tion of this book is very timely. The book is dedicated to the memory of Rosalind Kornfeld and Roger Jeanloz, pioneers in the elucidation of glycan structure and func tion.

The...