Authors: | Takayama, S.; Livingston, P. O.; Wong, C. H. |
Article Title: | Synthesis of the melanoma-associated ganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 through regioselective enzymatic acetylation of GD3 using subtilisin |
Abstract: | The melanoma-associated disialoganglioside 9-O-acetyl GD3 has been synthesized for the first time through regioselective enzymatic acetylation of GD3 using subtilisin as the biocatalyst and vinyl acetate as the acetyl donor. |
Keywords: | in vitro study; drug synthesis; melanoma antigen; catalysis; reaction analysis; acetylation; ganglioside; article; subtilisin |
Journal Title: | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume: | 37 |
Issue: | 52 |
ISSN: | 0040-4039 |
Publisher: | Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
Date Published: | 1996-12-23 |
Start Page: | 9271 |
End Page: | 9274 |
Language: | English |
DOI: | 10.1016/s0040-4039(97)82939-5 |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
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Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 22 November 2017 -- Source: Scopus |