SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL-ACTIVITY OF ACYCLIC ANALOGS OF NOJIRIMYCIN

P A FOWLER, A H HAINES, R J K TAYLOR, E J T CHRYSTAL, M B GRAVESTOCK

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Abstract

A series of acyclic compounds has been prepared which comprises compounds that mimic key structural elements of nojirimycin 1 and 1-deoxynojirimycin 2, both of which are highly effective glucosidase inhibitors, in order to ascertain if similar biological activity can be obtained with simpler structures. All of the compounds are competitive inhibitors of yeast alpha-glucosidase. with varying degrees of effectiveness, but none of them, in contrast to 1-deoxynojirimycin 2, show significant anti-HIV activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2229-2235
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 1
Issue number16
Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 1994

Keywords

  • ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS
  • ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE
  • INHIBITORS
  • ENZYME
  • DICHROMATE
  • REAGENTS

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