Synthesis of two repeat units corresponding to the backbone of the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan I.

Carbohydr Res

Department of Chemistry, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada V2N 4Z9.

Published: February 2008

A tetrasaccharide corresponding to a sequence of the rhamnogalacturonan I backbone has been synthesized. This synthesis relies on only two protected monosaccharides and proceeds through a common disaccharide intermediate. Synthesis of this tetrasaccharide has been designed to allow for the addition of branching elements at the 4-positions of the rhamnosyl units, or further chain elongation at the 2-position.

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