Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., (SPRI)

 

17th New Orleans Carbohydrate Symposium (NOCS)

 

 

 

MAISON DUPUY HOTEL

(French Quarter)

 

MARCH 26, 2010

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

 

This stimulating information exchange on all aspects of carbohydrate chemistry is sponsored by the Sugar Processing Research Institute, Incorporated, in New Orleans. Participants are able to present recent research and insights to share with fellow carbohydrate chemists in a Gordon Conference atmosphere. This next assembly of the New Orleans Carbohydrate Symposium will convene on the day after the 239th National American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco, California, on March 21 through 25, 2010. Carbohydrate chemists attending that meeting are invited to come to New Orleans on their route home from the meeting. Papers will be given on a range of topics from glycobiology, synthetic organic methods, fiber chemistry advances, industrial processing, and pharmaceutical chemistry of carbohydrates. The New Orleans Carbohydrate Symposium was founded by the late Dr. Margaret Clarke, then Managing Director of the Sugar Processing Research Institute. Her spirit of innovation in carbohydrate chemistry is preserved in this continuation of her vision.

 

The New Orleans Carbohydrate Symposium is an ideal venue for meaningful discussions with colleagues in a variety of areas of carbohydrate science. The atmosphere of New Orleans in the springtime is always refreshing. The hosts at the Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc. have a long experience in welcoming scientists to this city. They would guarantee a long lasting memory of a good scientific impression as well as pleasant amenities for which the city of New Orleans is famous.

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Coordinators:

 Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc. – (SPRI)

Special acknowledgement to

ACS-Carbohydrate Chemistry Division

&

Pfizer Global Research & Development

 for funding to support this year’s NOCS in New Orleans

 

N.O.C.S. Technical Sessions, Friday, March 26, 2010

Maison Dupuy Hotel – ($99.00 per night)

 1001 Rue Toulouse

New Orleans, LA

8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Friday, March 26, 2010

 

7:00pm—9:00 p.m. – Speaker’s Dinner

 

 

SPRI 2010 Conference – March 28-31, 2010

 

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Technical Program

 

PROGRAM

17th New Orleans Carbohydrate Symposium – March 26, 2010

New Orleans, LA

Maison Dupuy Hotel

 

8:15 am – Welcome Remarks – Dr. Charley Richard and Mary An Godshall, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, LA, USA

 

Session I

Chair –Dr. Alfred French, USDA-ARS-Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA

 

8:30 am – Glycals: New Chemistry and Synthesis of Novel Inhibitors of Glycolysis, Prof. Waldemar Priebe, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

 

9:00 am– Towards the Elusive Structure of Kotalanol, a Naturally Occurring Glucosidase Inhibitor, Dr. B. Mario Pinto, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada

 

 9:30 am – The Curious Case of a Group B Streptococcal Polysaccharide, Shown Effective 15 Years Ago in a Cancer Clinical Trial, but Not Further Developed, Dr. Roger Laine, Louisiana State University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

 

COFFEE BREAK      10:00 – 10:15

 

Session II

Chair –Prof. Waldemar Priebe, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

 

10:15 am – Galectin-1 Influences Cell Growth, Motility and Chemosensitivity in a Variety of Glioma Cell Lines and is Partially Modulated by a Unique Phosphorylation Site, Dr. Charles Conrad, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

 

10:45 am – Cloning and Characterization of an alpha-KDOase from the Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, Dr. Su-Chen Li and Dr. Yu-Têh Li, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, LA, USA

 

11:15 am – Bioactive Pectins from Malian Medicinal Plants, Prof. Berit Smestad Paulsen, School of Pharmacy, Oslo, Norway

 

11:45 am – Importance of Rare Sugars in Medicine and Agriculture, Dr. Syed Muniruzzaman, Xavier University Louisiana, School of Pharmacy, New Orleans, LA

 

LUNCH –       12:15 pm  – 1:30 pm  Maison DuPuy—traditional New Orleans po’ boy lunch

Session III

Chair –Dr. André Striegel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

 

1:30 pm – New Understanding of the Stannylene Reaction, Dr. Bruce Grindley, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

 

2:00 pm – Micro- to Nano- Size Biopolymer Particles: Manufacturing, Characterization and Applications, Drs. Dagang Liu and Qinglin Wu, School of Renewable Natural Resources, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA

 

2:30 pm – Synthesis and Characterization of Glucose/Glucosamine Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators, Dr. Sherwin Cheuk, USDA-ARS-SRRC, Cotton Structure & Quality Research Unit, New Orleans, LA

 

COFFEE BREAK      3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

 

Session IV

Chair – Dr. John R. Vercellotti, V-Labs, Inc., Covington, LA

 

3:15 pm – Automated Oligosaccharide Synthesis and Glycoimmunology, Prof. Nicola Pohl, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

 

3:45 pm – Chemistry and Biology of Mucin Glycoproteins, Dr. Khushi L. Matta, Department of Cancer Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York

 

4:15 pm – Enzymatic Modification of Polysaccharides, Dr. H. N. Cheng, USDA-ARS-SRRC, Commodity Utilization Research Unit, New Orleans, LA

 

4:45 pm – Challenges in Accurately Characterizing the Molar Mass Distribution of Ultra-High Molar Mass Polysaccharides, Dr. Andre Striegel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, and Gregory L. Cote, USDA/ARS/NCAUR, Peoria, IL

 

5:15 pm – The Glycemic Index is not a Fixed Quantity but Personal to the Consumer, Dr. William J. Whelan, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

 

Adjourn

 

Poster Presentations             

 

X-ray diffraction and Quantum Mechanical Studies of the Electro Density in Methyl-ß-cellobioside, Edwin D. Stevens, Ryuta Sasabayashi, Michael K. Dowd, Glenn P. Johnson and Alfred D. French, USDA-ARS-SRRC, New Orleans, LA

                       

Attachment of Lysozyme to Cotton: Synthesis, Characterization and Activity, Vince Edwards, USDA-ARS-SRRC, New Orleans, LA

 

Structure/Activity Relations of Immunomodulating Pectic Polysaccharides from Malian Medicinal Plants, Kari Tuete Inngjerdingen, School of Pharmacy, Oslo, Norway

 

 

Speaker’s Dinner – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

 

The Maison Dupuy

 

The Maison Dupuy is a luxury New Orleans French Quarter Hotel situated at an ideal location in the French Quarter.  The Maison Dupuy is located in the heart of a charming, residential neighborhood. Picturesque townhouses framed with wrought iron fences line narrow streets. Gas lamps cast a path through moonlight causing the visitor to hesitate, wondering if he’s in modern America or been transplanted somehow to an earlier century. There are hidden treasures within the graceful buildings. The central point of many of these dwellings is, in fact, outdoors. Beautiful courtyards containing lush, tropical gardens are a characteristic of French Quarter architecture. The look is exotic and unique. Modern day French Quarter style is a product of three centuries’ evolution and reflects an intermix of the many cultural influences.

The present day Maison Dupuy Hotel may typify French Quarter eclectic grandeur, but through the years the site represented function more than form. It was originally the location of the nation’s first cotton press. Later utilized for industry, the intersection of Rue Toulouse and Burgundy Street housed various sheet metal companies. It wasn’t until the 1970s that the location was developed for the purpose of a hotel. The historical preservation board in the French Quarter is notoriously strict, rarely allowing new properties to be built within the confines of the landmark neighborhood. After years of submitting plans, two brothers Dupuy were successful in earning the necessary approval; and in 1973 the Maison Dupuy opened its doors. The Maison Dupuy is the last hotel to have been built in the historic French Quarter, as the Vieux Carre Commission banned the future development of hotels in that neighborhood in 1975.

The hotel was created by joining five neighboring townhouses. The buildings reflect an ornate style with French doors, long windows and wrought iron balconies draping many of the five floors. The interior of these adjoined brick edifices marks the perimeter of the French Quarter’s largest and most scenic courtyard. The centerpiece of the property, the courtyard exemplifies the romantic charm of the neighborhood. A bubbling, three-tiered, marble fountain is a focal point. Guests can enjoy the large swimming pool and outdoor dining day and night when the weather permits. Lush, tropical foliage shades the courtyard and creates a sense of privacy and intimacy in what is actually a large space. The mood is magical in the courtyard at the Maison Dupuy. It is a lovely locale to enjoy a lingering meal, celebrate a special occasion or just relax and appreciate what is unique New Orleans charm.

We hope you will enjoy your stay at this luxury New Orleans French Quarter Hotel.  The hotel has kindly extended our room block at the $99 per room night over the weekend and into the following week; should anyone be interested in remaining in the city.

 

Specialized, Affordable, Research

Serving the International Sugar Industry

Since 1939

Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., a independent non-profit research institute supported by the sugar production and refinery industries and their supplier and user companies.

Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc.,  1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana 70124

Phone: 504-286-4343, -4230,  Fax: 504-282-5387

E-mail: spri@.ars.usda.gov, Site: www.spriinc.org