List of abbreviationspPrefacep pIntroductionp pChapter 1 The World of Carbohydratesp p p Chapter 2 Basic Knowledge of Glycobiologypp p2.1 Monosaccharidesp p 2.1.1 The Molecular Structurep 2.1.2 DL-forms of Monosaccharidespp p 2.1.3 Specific Monosaccharidesp 2.2 Oligosaccharidespp p2.3 Polysaccharidesp p2.4 Glycoconjugatesp p2.4.1 Glycoproteinsp p2.4.1.1 N-glycansp p2.4.1.2 O-glycansp p2.4.1.3 Blood Group Determinantsp p 2.4.1.4 Different Types of Glycosylationp p 2.4.1.5 Glycosidesp p2.4.2 Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycansiip p2.4.3 Glycolipidsp p2.4.4 Glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol Membrane Anchorsp p 2.5 Intrinsic Complexity of Carbohydratesp p 2.6 Working in a Laboratory p p p pChapter 3 Carbohydrates involved in Diseases p p p Chapter 4 Detection of Carbohydrate by Colorimetric Methodspp p4.1 Introductionp p4.2 Preparing Standard Sugar Solutions for Calibration Curvesp 4.3 General testspp p 4.3.1 Detection of Carbohydrate by a Spot Testp p 4.3.2 Phenol-Sulfuric Acid Assayp 4.3.3