Carbohydrate steroid hybrid architectures: The viewpoint of amphiphilicity and self-organisation

Zonglong Yang, Rui Xu, Stéphane Chambert, Laurent Soulère, Mohammed Ahmar, Grahame MacKenzie, Stephen J. Cowling, John W. Goodby, Yves Queneau*

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Abstract

Carbohydrate steroid hybrids (steroid glycosides, glycosyl steroids and related compounds) are ubiquitous natural products, with immense structural diversity. They also show a common feature of being amphiphilic in character, which will be the major subject reviewed in this chapter. It will be preceded by an introduction on the occurrence and properties of glycosteroids, and their classification into three main sub-families based on their overall molecular shape and polarity where systems have: (i) one saccharidic part and one steroidal part, possibly including a spacer chain; (ii) saccharidic connections at two different points of the steroid, and (iii) an additional appendage that can be either polar or non-polar.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCarbohydrate Chemistry
Subtitle of host publicationVolume 42
EditorsThisbe K. Lindhorst, Amelia Pilar Rauter, Yves Queneau
PublisherThe Royal Society of Chemistry
Pages274-312
Number of pages39
ISBN (Electronic)9781782625384
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

Publication series

NameCarbohydrate Chemistry
Volume42
ISSN (Print)2041-353X
ISSN (Electronic)1465-1963

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