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Research Progress in Oligosaccharins

  • Contributed by international research leaders in the field
  • Includes preparation and analytical methods for studying oligosaccharins
  • Up-to-date reviews on plant-derived oligosaccharides and their unique roles in plant physiology

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. The Discovery of Oligosaccharins

    • Peter Albersheim
    Pages 1-10
  3. Analysis and Separation of Oligosaccharides

    • Wenxia Wang, Shuguang Li, Yuguang Du, Heng Yin
    Pages 11-28
  4. Oligosaccharin Receptors in Plant Immunity

    • Tomonori Shinya, Yoshitake Desaki, Naoto Shibuya
    Pages 29-39
  5. Fructooligosaccharides: Effects, Mechanisms, and Applications

    • Moran Guo, Guochuang Chen, Kaoshan Chen
    Pages 51-63
  6. Chitosan-Elicited Plant Innate Immunity: Focus on Antiviral Activity

    • Marcello Iriti, Elena Maria Varoni
    Pages 65-81
  7. The Application of Oligosaccharides as Plant Vaccines

    • Xiaoming Zhao, Wenxia Wang, Yuguang Du, Heng Yin
    Pages 83-95

About this book

"Research Progress in Oligosaccharins" is a valuable tool for students and researchers who want to learn about this unique class of bioactive compounds. This book provides important insight into the complex roles of oligosaccharins in plant immunity, physiology, and protection.​​

​Oligosaccharins are complex carbohydrates that function in plants as molecular signals to regulate growth, development, and stress resistance. Based on the rapid development of glycobiology and molecular biology, a great deal of research work focused on oligosaccharins has been carried out in the last thirty years. As a result, several different oligosaccharins such as chitosan oligosaccharides, chitin oligosaccharides, glucan oligosaccharides, alginate oligosaccharides have been identified and their mechanisms of actions studied. Although major recent advancements have been made, there isn’t an up-to-date systemic overview on the topic. Our objective is therefore to create a work thatinforms the reader of the nature of oligosaccharins, the different kinds of oligosaccharins, their functions and the mechanism of oligosaccharins-plants interaction.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dalin Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian City, China

    Heng Yin, Yuguang Du

About the editors

Dr. Heng Yin is an Associate Professor at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and has published 10, well-cited papers on the Oligosaccharides. His research insterest is in agricultural science, biotechnology and microbiology.



Prof. Yuguang Du, has published two dozen papers on oligosaccharides and oligosaccharins. Hs is the head of the Natural Products and Glyco-Bioengineering Group in DICP, Co-Chairman of the Glyco- Bioengineering Society of Chinese Bioengineering Soiety and the Chintin Application Branch of Chemiciety, Prof. Du’s research interests focuses on Glycobiology and bioengineering, purification and analysis of natural products, development and application of microengineering. 

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