LONG
Dr. B. Mario Pinto is a prominent organic chemist, who has made contributions to carbohydrate chemistry, conformational analysis and the stereoelectronic effects of non-bonded electron pairs belonging to heteroatoms in group 6 of the periodic table. He has contributed to the methodology of oligosaccharide synthesis and studied the three dimensional shape of these molecules when complexed with enzymes and antibodies. He has shown how peptides bind to carbohydrate specific antibodies by adopting three dimensional structures that mimic those of oligosaccharide. This work may find application in future vaccines against infectious diseases. He has designed a novel class of glycosidase inhibitor that shows promise for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

SHORT
Mario Pinto is a prominent organic chemist in the fields of carbohydrate chemistry, conformational analysis, and the stereoelectronic effects of non-bonded electron pairs belonging to heteroatoms in group 6 of the periodic table. He has contributed to oligosaccharide synthesis and studied the three dimensional shape of these molecules and their peptide mimics when complexed with enzymes and antibodies.