title: Eight stereoisomers of homonojirimycin from D-mannose.
abstract: Although there are 32 6-azidoheptitols, there are only 16 homonojirimycin (HNJ) stereoisomers. Two epimeric azidoalditols derived from d-mannose allow the synthesis in water of eight stereoisomers of HNJ.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, UK.
authors.forename: Gabriel M J
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lenagh-Snow
authors.forename: Sarah F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Jenkinson
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Newberry
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Shinpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wormald
authors.forename: Akihide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akimitsu
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izumori
authors.forename: George W J
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Fleet
mesh_terms: D017485:1-Deoxynojirimycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D019665:Euphorbiaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D008358:Mannose / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C106502:homonojirimycin; D017485:1-Deoxynojirimycin; D008358:Mannose