Abstract
The stereospecific synthesis of 5-phospho-α-D-arabinosyl-C-phosphonophosphate (pACpp) from D-glucosamine is described. This compound was evaluated for its ability to serve as a stable analogue of the putative mycobacterial cell wall biosynthetic intermediate 5-phospho-D-arabinosyl pyrophosphate (pApp). The phosphonophosphate proved incapable of interfering with formation of the mycobacterial arabinan precursor decaprenylphospho-arabinose (DpA) in vitro.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2231-2234 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 11 |
Early online date | 27 Feb 2001 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Mar 2001 |
Keywords
- 2,5-anhydro-D-mannitol
- Cell wall biosynthesis
- D-arabinose
- Mycobacteria
- Phosphonophosphate