title: Synthesis of new polyether glycodendrons as oligosaccharide mimetics.
abstract: Divalent and tetravalent glycomimetics based on polyether glycodendrons have been prepared. The branched scaffolds were decorated with galactose moieties on one hand and were elaborated into new glycodendrons of a 'mixed' type on the other, carrying both galactose and mannose moieties as biologically important sugar epitopes. All synthesized glycodendrons possess a focal point that can be employed for further derivatization and functionalization.
authors.affiliation: Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry, Christiana Albertina University of Kiel, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, D-24098 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elsner
authors.forename: Mike M K
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Boysen
authors.forename: Thisbe K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Lindhorst
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D004987:Ethers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008358:Mannose; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004987:Ethers; D006001:Glycoconjugates; D009005:Monosaccharides; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D008358:Mannose; D005690:Galactose