ABSTRACT
Glycobiology is currently emerging in the fi eld of biomaterial science due to the undisputable presence and importance of glycomolecules in extensive biological functions throughout all taxonomical categories. Glycomolecules have an enormous potential as complex signaling molecules controlling a vast number of cellular processes taking part in various anatomical and physiological features. Very recently, biomaterial research has grasped this potential by aiming to resolve the possibilities of using glycomolecules from a wide spectrum of sources for improving the biocompatibility of biomaterials. Designing bioactive implants, i.e., biomaterials that affect specifi c biological functions, now sprouts from investigating, e.g., plantderived sugar components, pectins.
