Session: Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biology (65th Southwest Regional Meeting)

8:30 AM

375

Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease
Joanne Slavin, PhD, RD, University of Minnesota

9:00 AM

376

Brewer's Yeast: The Interface of Biochemistry, Fermentation Engineering and Flavor
Jaime Jurado, B.Sc., M.Sc., Chair-Elect San Antonio ACS Section, Director of Brewing Operations, The Gambrinus Company Breweries, and Past-President, Master Brewers Association of the Americas

9:30 AM

377

Sphingolipids: Are They Critical for Encystation?
Siddhartha Das, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences

10:00 AM

Coffee

10:30 AM

378

Solvent and C-5 Effect in Sialylations
Cristina De Meo, Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Bonnie Gulley, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Daniel Mueller, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Uvege Priyadarshani, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Nathan Ginder, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

11:00 AM

379

Synthesis and Biochemistry of Bacterial Furanosides
Todd L. Lowary, The University of Alberta

11:30 AM

380

New Approaches to Expeditious Oligosaccharide Synthesis
Sophon Kaeothip, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Laurel K. Mydock, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Hemali D. Premathilake, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Alexei V. Demchenko, University of Missouri - St. Louis

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

381

Synthesis and Characterization of Small Cluster Oligosaccharide Mimetics
Andreas Franz, University of the Pacific; Paul H. Gross, University of the Pacific; Vyacheslav V. Samoshin, University of the Pacific

2:00 PM

382

Neuropeptides as Drugs. Glycosylation-Promoted Drug Delivery
Charles M. Keyari, University of Arizona; Yingxue Li, University of Arizona; Dhanasekaran Muthu, University of Arizona; Lajos Z. Szabo, University of Arizona; Larisa Yeomans, University of Arizona; Richard D. Egleton, Ph.D., Marshall University School of Medicine; Jean M. Bidlack, University of Rochester; Edward J. Bilsky, University of New England; Robin Polt, University of Arizona

2:30 PM

383

Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-Anchored Peptides/Glycopeptides and Proteins/Glycoproteins
Zhimeng Wu, Wayne State University; Xueqing Guo, Wayne State University; Zhongwu Guo, Wayne State University

3:00 PM

384

Glycosylated β-Endorphin Analogue Peptides Adopt Variable Amphipathic Conformations in the Presence of Lipid Bilayers
Yingxue Li, University of Arizona; Mark Lefever, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.; Dhanasekaran Muthu, University of Arizona; Dana J. Cohen, University of Rochester Medical Center; Denise Giuvelis, University of New England; Edward J. Bilsky, University of New England; Jean M. Bidlack, University of Rochester Medical Center; Robin Polt, University of Arizona

3:20 PM

Coffee

3:50 PM

385

Anti-α-Galactopyranosyl (anti-Gal) Antibodies Protect α1,3-Galactosyltransferase-Knockout Mice against Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection
Alexandre F. Marques, University of Texas at El Paso; Lilian L. Nohara, University of Texas at El Paso; Ernesto S. Nakayasu, University of Texas at El Paso; Igor C. Almeida, University of Texas at El Paso

4:20 PM

386

How Do N-Acylnitroindolines Photoacylate Glycosylamines? – A Semiempirical Computational Approach
Jose E. Mendez, University of Texas at El paso; Nathan J. Westfall, University of Texas at El paso; Katja Michael, University of Texas at El paso; Carl W. Dirk, University of Texas at El paso

4:40 PM

387

New Methods for the Synthesis of Peptides and Glycopeptides
Katja Michael, University of Texas at El Paso; Tyrone Hogenauer, University of Texas at El Paso; Zhefeng Cai, University of Texas at El Paso; Clyde M. Kaneshiro, University of Texas at El Paso; Carl Dirk, University of Texas at El Paso; Andreas H. Franz, University of the Pacific

8:25 AM

Welcoming Remarks