title: Syntheses of methyl (4,6-dideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)-(1-->3)- and (4-deoxy-4-fluoro-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(1-->3)- 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosides, analogs of the mycobacterial arabinogalactan linkage disaccharide.
abstract: We have made thioglycoside donors for the 4,6-dideoxy-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl ('4-deoxy-L-rhamnosyl') and 4-deoxy-4-fluoro-L-rhamnosyl monosaccharide residues. The preparation of the deoxyfluororhamnose was not straightforward, and revealed some unexpected behavior of the diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST) reagent. The new glycosyl donors were used to synthesize two analogs of the mycobacterial arabinogalactan linkage disaccharide -->4)-alpha-L-Rha-(1-->3)-alpha-D-GlcNAc. These analogs are prototypes for a family of potential inhibitors of the enzymes involved in the early stages of cell-wall construction in mycobacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Hultin
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Buffie
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D004048:Diethylamines / Q000737:chemistry; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005461:Fluorine / Q000737:chemistry; D017611:Fluorine Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D005685:Galactans / Q000737:chemistry*; D005960:Glucosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012210:Rhamnose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013865:Thioglycosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis
chemical_list: D004048:Diethylamines; D004187:Disaccharides; D017611:Fluorine Compounds; D005685:Galactans; D005960:Glucosides; D013865:Thioglycosides; D005461:Fluorine; C040394:diethylaminosulfur trifluoride; D012210:Rhamnose; C005653:arabinogalactan