The research activities of the Institute of Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences are aimed at the chemistry and biochemistry of saccharides. The main fields of interest may be classified into the following directions:
Synthesis and structure of biologically important mono- and oligosaccharides and their derivativesStructure and functional properties of polysaccharides, their derivatives, and conjugates with other polymersStructure, function, and mechanism of action of glycanasesDevelopment of physicochemical methods for structural analysis of carbohydratesGene engineering and nutritional and biologically active proteinsGlycobiotechnologyEcology, taxonomy, and phylogenesis of yeasts and yeasts-like fungiDevelopment of technologies for isolation of natural compounds and preparation of saccharides and their derivatives for commercial purposes