20701-61-5Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of Glucuronoxylan Hexasaccharides by Preactivation-Based Glycosylations
B?hm, Maximilian,Madsen, Robert,Underlin, Emilie N.,d'Errico, Clotilde
supporting information, (2020/05/16)
The synthesis of two glucuronoxylans is described, which both consist of a pentaxylan backbone and a glucuronic acid linked to the 2 position in the fourth xylose residue from the reducing end. The two target molecules differ in the 4 position of the glucuronic acid where one is unsubstituted while the other contains a methyl ether. The pentaxylan backbone is assembled in four glycosylation reactions with phenyl thioglycoside donors. The couplings are performed by preactivation of the donor with in-situ-generated p-nitrobenzenesulfenyl triflate prior to addition of the acceptor. The glucuronic acids are then attached by Koenigs-Knorr glycosylations followed by deprotections. The syntheses employ a total of 8 steps from monosaccharide building blocks and afford the two glucuronoxylans in 12 and 15 % overall yield. The hexasaccharide products are valuable substrates for investigating the activity and specificity of glucuronoxylan-degrading enzymes.
Automated access to well-defined ionic oligosaccharides
Delbianco, Martina,Grafmüller, Andrea,Schiefelbein, Kevin,Seeberger, Peter H.,Tyrikos-Ergas, Theodore,Zhu, Yuntao
supporting information, p. 1349 - 1353 (2020/03/03)
Ionic polysaccharides are part of many biological events, but lack structural characterisation due to challenging purifications and complex synthesis. Four monosaccharides bearing modifications not found in nature are used for the automated synthesis of a collection of ionic oligosaccharides. Structural analysis reveals how the charge pattern affects glycan conformation.
A Sugar-Based Gelator for Marine Oil-Spill Recovery
Vibhute, Amol M.,Muvvala, Venkatanarayana,Sureshan, Kana M.
supporting information, p. 7782 - 7785 (2016/07/07)
Marine oil spills constitute an environmental disaster with severe adverse effects on the economy and ecosystem. Phase-selective organogelators (PSOGs), molecules that can congeal oil selectively from oil–water mixtures, have been proposed to be useful for oil-spill recovery. However, a major drawback lies in the mode of application of the PSOG to an oil spill spread over a large area. The proposed method of using carrier solvents is impractical for various reasons. Direct application of the PSOG as a solid, although it would be ideal, is unknown, presumably owing to poor dispersion of the solid through the oil. We have designed five cheap and easy-to-make glucose-derived PSOGs that disperse in the oil phase uniformly when applied as a fine powder. These gelators were shown to selectively congeal many oils, including crude oil, from oil–water mixtures to form stable gels, which is an essential property for efficient oil-spill recovery. We have demonstrated that these PSOGs can be applied aerially as a solid powder onto a mixture of crude oil and sea water and the congealed oil can then be scooped out. Our innovative mode of application and low cost of the PSOG offers a practical solution to oil-spill recovery.