Carbohydrates are ubiquitous. They densely carpet cell surfaces. They are the main component of the extracellular matrix that surrounds cells. They are involved in many aspects of cell-cell ...

Deoxygenation reactions have been used to convert biomass-derived carbohydrates into useful platform chemicals. Now, a method has been described that can selectively excise C–O bonds to produce ...

Carbohydrates aren’t just sweet—they’re structurally complex molecules whose 3D shapes can change everything from taste to biological function. Tiny shifts in stereochemistry can turn digestible ...

The Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI) has created a carbohydrate sequence that can fold into a stable secondary structure. To date, self-folding biopolymers had only been ...

Complex carbohydrates take longer to digest and are a more stable source of energy than simple carbohydrates. Complex carbs are in foods like pasta and bread. Simple carbs are in foods like table ...

Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed a tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy platform that can identify tiny structural differences in oligosaccharides without fluorescent labels. The ...