From glycoside hydrolases to thioglycoligases: the synthesis of thioglycosides

Robert Stick, Keith Stubbs

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Abstract

The treatment of various glycosyl acceptors, each containing a reactive thiol group, with the appropriate glycosyl donor and a glycoside hydrolase or glycosynthase, failed to yield any thioglycosides-only the products of O-glycosylation were formed. However, thioglycosides were formed when a thioglycoligase was used to mediate the reaction between acceptor and donor. In fact, pyranose acceptors possessing a thiol group at C3, C4 or C6 (but not C2) were all capable of conversion into thioglycosides. Some comment is given regarding the mechanism of the various processes. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-335
JournalTetrahedron: Asymmetry
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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