title: Preparation of the tri-arabino di-mycolate fragment of mycobacterial arabinogalactan from defined synthetic mycolic acids.
abstract: An efficient synthetic approach to tri-arabino di-mycolates, using structurally defined synthetic α-, keto and methoxy mycolic acids is described.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, LL57 2UW, UK.
authors.forename: Mohsin O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, LL57 2UW, UK.
authors.forename: Juma'a R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Al Dulayymi
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, LL57 2UW, UK. Electronic address: m.baird@bangor.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baird
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic; D005685:Galactans / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000737:chemistry; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014312:Trisaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D005685:Galactans; D015850:Interleukin-6; D009171:Mycolic Acids; D014312:Trisaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C005653:arabinogalactan
keywords: Glycolipids; Mycobacteria; Mycolic acids; Mycolyl-arabinogalactan; Tuberculosis