title: The chemical synthesis of beta-(1-->4)-linked D-mannobiose and D-mannotriose.
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.
authors.affiliation: Carnelley Building, Division of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK DD1 4HN.
authors.forename: Gavin W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Twaddle
authors.forename: Dmitry V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Yashunsky
authors.forename: Andrei V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Nikolaev
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002475:Cellobiose / Q000737:chemistry; D008351:Mannans / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D014312:Trisaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D008351:Mannans; D014312:Trisaccharides; C014647:mannobiose; D002475:Cellobiose; C023872:mannotriose