An efficient synthesis of 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid from N-acetylglucosamine
A novel synthesis of 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid is described, which proceeds in only five steps from the cheap starting material N-acetylglucosamine. This efficient synthesis should enable future studies into the importance of 1,6-anhydromuramic acid in bacterial cell wall recycling processes.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Beilstein-Institut
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.13.261 |