1. 6-Deoxyhexoses from l-Rhamnose in the Search for Inducers of the Rhamnose Operon: Synergy of Chemistry and Biotechnology.
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Liu, Zilei, Yoshihara, Akihide, Kelly, Ciarán, Heap, John T., Marqvorsen, Mikkel H. S., Jenkinson, Sarah F., Wormald, Mark R., Otero, José M., Estévez, Amalia, Kato, Atsushi, Fleet, George W. J., Estévez, Ramón J., and Izumori, Ken
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RHAMNOSE , *OPERONS , *FLUORINATION , *BIOTECHNOLOGY , *ELECTROPHILES - Abstract
In the search for alternative non-metabolizable inducers in the l-rhamnose promoter system, the synthesis of fifteen 6-deoxyhexoses from l-rhamnose demonstrates the value of synergy between biotechnology and chemistry. The readily available 2,3-acetonide of rhamnonolactone allows inversion of configuration at C4 and/or C5 of rhamnose to give 6-deoxy- d-allose, 6-deoxy- d-gulose and 6-deoxy- l-talose. Highly crystalline 3,5-benzylidene rhamnonolactone gives easy access to l-quinovose (6-deoxy- l-glucose), l-olivose and rhamnose analogue with C2 azido, amino and acetamido substituents. Electrophilic fluorination of rhamnal gives a mixture of 2-deoxy-2-fluoro- l-rhamnose and 2-deoxy-2-fluoro- l-quinovose. Biotechnology provides access to 6-deoxy- l-altrose and 1-deoxy- l-fructose. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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