Glycoscience: Synthesis of Oligosaccharides and Glycoconjugates

ISBN-13: 9783540620334 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 229 str.

J. Thiem; H. Driguez; A. Fernandez-Mayoralas

Opis

Deals with the synthesis of very complex saccharide structures. Reflecting the particular significance in of efficient and selective procedures employing enzymes for preparative purposes in the carbohydrate field, this title features articles that focus on these biocatalytic methods.

Spis treści

Synthesis and modification of carbohydrates using glycosidases and lipases.- Chemical transformations employing glycosyltransferases.- Enzymatic and chemical glycosylations of ergot alkaloids and biological aspects of new compounds.- Enzymatic synthesis of peptide conjugates — Tools for the study of biological signal transduction.- Tandem asymmetric C-C bond formations by enzyme catalysis.- The synthesis of novel sialic acids as biological probes.- Synthesis of oligosaccharides of bacterial origin containing heptoses, uronic acids and fructofuranoses as synthetic challenges.- Pyruvated saccharides — Novel strategies for oligosaccharide synthesis.