At any given moment, trillions of cells are working and collaborating to keep our body healthy and functioning. Each cell in itself is like a tiny, complex world.

Most of us know that cells contain - nucleic acids (DNA & RNA), lipids and proteins. But very few know that almost all proteins in our body are covered by sugar molecules, called glycans.

These molecules attach to proteins, resembling branches of a tree via highly complex process, called glycosylation.

Glycans play a vital role in keeping us healthy but are also involved in most major diseases that affect our mankind. As we age, the balance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory glycans in our body changes - various inflammatory effectors provoke an imbalance between the two and lead to low-grade systematic inflammation, which can speed up the process of ageing and lead to many diseases.