The chemical synthesis of beta-(1-->4)-linked D-mannobiose and D-mannotriose

Gavin W Twaddle; Dmitry V Yashunsky; Andrei V Nikolaev

doi:10.1039/b210661m

The chemical synthesis of beta-(1-->4)-linked D-mannobiose and D-mannotriose

Org Biomol Chem. 2003 Feb 21;1(4):623-8. doi: 10.1039/b210661m.

Authors

Gavin W Twaddle¹, Dmitry V Yashunsky, Andrei V Nikolaev

Affiliation

¹ Carnelley Building, Division of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK DD1 4HN.

PMID: 12929446
DOI: 10.1039/b210661m

Abstract

A D-cellobiose derivative was converted to D-mannobiose via simultaneous epimerization at C-2 and C-2'. Subsequent beta-D-glucosylation and epimerization at C-2" gave D-mannotriose.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbohydrate Conformation
Cellobiose / chemistry
Mannans / chemical synthesis*
Trisaccharides / chemical synthesis*

Substances

Mannans
Trisaccharides
mannobiose
Cellobiose
mannotriose