Synthetic Glycans, Glycoarrays, and Glyconanoparticles To Investigate Host Infection byTrypanosoma cruzi

Abstract

Carbohydrate libraries, synthetic glycans and glycopeptides are contributing to understanding of the role of sialic acid recognition in host infection by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Further, glycoarray approaches are allowing us to explore similarities and differences in the carbohydrate-binding specificity of host lectins while glyconanoparticles enable us to ask questions about the structure, sialylation and recognition of parasite mucins.