Volumes in the Proven Synthetic Methods Series address the concerns many chemists have regarding irreproducibility of synthetic protocols, lack of identification and characterization data for new compounds, and inflated yields reported in chemical communications—trends that have recently become a serious problem.

Exploring carbohydrate chemistry from both the academic and industrial points of view, this unique resource brings together useful information into one convenient reference. The series is unique among other synthetic literature in the carbohydrate field in that, to ensure reproducibility, an independent checker has verified the experimental parts involved by repeating the protocols or using the methods.

Featuring contributions from world-renowned experts and overseen by a highly respected series editor, this latest volume compiles reliable protocols for the preparation of intermediates for carbohydrate synthesis or other uses in the glycosciences.

Key Features:

• Explains reliable and tested protocols for the preparation of intermediates for carbohydrate synthesis
• Offers a unique resource in glycosciences, compiling useful information in one reference
• Presents protocols that are of wide use to a broad range of readers in the carbohydrate field and the life sciences, including undergraduates taking carbohydrate workshops
• Explores synthetic carbohydrate chemistry from both the academic and industrial points of view
• Guarantees the reader a good, clean, reproducible experiment

Orarat Mongkolporn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture, Kasetsart University of Thailand. Her expertise is in plant breeding for disease resistance employing molecular technology. She has been working on the chili anthracnose; breeding for resistance and pathogenicity since the year 2000. Research findings have established core knowledge on genetics of anthracnose resistance in chili and pathogenicity. Born in Thailand, the land of agriculture, Orarat chose to study agricultural science with a wish to develop the agriculture in her country. She was awarded an Australian scholarship to pursue a PhD study and completed the degree in Molecular Breeding at the University of Melbourne, Australia in 1998. She returned to Thailand to work with the Kasetsart University as a lecturer in Horticulture ever since. She has developed her professional research skills with efforts to solve anthracnose disease problem in chili. Orarat has continuously published her research outcomes in international journals, as a result, she is well recognised as an expert in chili anthracnose area.