Inositol-containing hexasaccharides, their synthesis and their uses

92 páginas, 9 figuras.-- International Filing Date: 23.12.1999.-- Priority Data: 9828565.3 23.12.1998 GB.-- Titulares: Rademacher Group Limited, Consejo superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).
The application relates to the design and synthesis of novel hexasaccharides of general formula (I), wherein: each R is independently selected from hydrogen, an alkyl or substituted alkyl group, an acyl or substituted acyl group, a phosphate group (PO¿3??-¿ or PO¿3?H for instance) or a protecting group, or two of the R groups may be cyclic phosphate; NX group represents N¿3?; or in the NX group, X represents one or more groups independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl or substituted alkyl, acyl or substituted acyl; NY represents a phthalimido group (NPht) or N¿3?; or in the NY group, Y represents one or more groups independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl or substituted alkyl, acyl or substituted acyl; or a salt or derivative of said compound. Methods for synthesizing the compounds and their uses are also disclosed.