Emerging Techniques in Glycobiology.

The article presents a summary of the workshop "Emerging Techniques in Glycobiology," organized by R. Reid Townsend of the University of California at San Francisco in the United States. Key issues discussed include the microanalysis of oligosaccharides that are attached to glycoproteins, the capillary electrophoresis of fluorescent carbohydrate derivatives and approaches to automating the enzymatic structural analysis of glycoprotein-derived glycans and chemical release. The references and equipment used for the workshop are also cited.