title: Synthesis of regioisomeric methyl alpha-L-arabinofuranobiosides.
abstract: The three regioisomers of methyl alpha-L-arabinofuranobioside, namely methyl O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside, methyl O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside, and methyl O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1-->5)-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside, were synthesized for use as substrates in studies of the specificity of alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase. The regiospecifically protected precursors, namely methyl 3,5-di-O-benzoyl-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside, methyl 2,5-di-O-benzyl-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside, and methyl 2,3-di-O-benzoyl-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside, were prepared from 2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl chloride (4) and methyl 5-O-trityl-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside, respectively, and glycosylated with 4 in the presence of silver trifluoromethanesulfonate and s-collidine. 1H and 13C NMR data for all compounds are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kusakabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gama
mesh_terms: D001089:Arabinose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D004187:Disaccharides; D001089:Arabinose; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C019713:alpha-N-arabinofuranosidase