Chemical synthesis and biological functions of carbohydrates.

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State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China. Electronic address:

Published: August 2025


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