title: Glucose monomycolates based on single synthetic mycolic acids.
abstract: The preparation of 6-O-mycolylglucoses (GMMs) from single synthetic mycolic acids matching the overall structure of some of the major natural glucose monomycolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria is reported.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK.
authors.forename: Mohaned M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sahb
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK.
authors.forename: Juma'a R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Al Dulayymi
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK. Electronic address: chs028@bangor.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baird
mesh_terms: D006017:Glycolipids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000737:chemistry*; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006017:Glycolipids; D009171:Mycolic Acids; C048938:glucose mycolate
keywords: GMM; Glucose monomycolate; Keto-mycolic acid; Methoxy-mycolic acid; Synthesis; α-Mycolic acid