glycodiversification

From glyco- + diversification.

glycodiversification (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) The study of the function of the diversity of carbohydrates found in nature
2. (organic chemistry) The synthesis of analogues of naturally-occurring carbohydrates

• glycodiversify

• Unusual sugar biosynthesis and natural product glycodiversification
• Dr. Hung-wen Liu, professor in the Division of Medicinal Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy, for elucidating and exploiting nature’s strategies for glycodiversification and enzyme catalysis and for outstanding contributions to a new era of bioorganic chemistry.