title: A novel method for the preparation of nucleoside diphosphates.
abstract: [reaction--see text] Sugar nucleoside diphosphates have been prepared using an efficient phosphate coupling reaction that employs a highly reactive zwitterionic phosphoramidate intermediate as the phosphorylating species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Borch
mesh_terms: D006031:Glycosylation; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007700:Kinetics; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars