Carbohydrate drugs: current status and development prospect

Yan Zhang; Fengshan Wang

doi:10.5582/ddt.2015.01028

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Carbohydrate drugs: current status and development prospect

Yan Zhang, Fengshan Wang

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Keywords: Carbohydrate drugs, pharmacopoeia, carbohydrate modification, carbohydrate vaccine, oligosaccharide synthesis

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2015 Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 79-87

DOI https://doi.org/10.5582/ddt.2015.01028

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been a great effort devoted to the investigation of the roles of carbohydrates in various essential biological processes and the development of carbohydrates to therapeutic drugs. This review summarizes the carbohydrate drugs which have been recorded in several pharmacopoeias, marketed, and under development. A prospect of the future development of carbohydrate drugs is discussed as well.

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