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Synthesis of the branched-chain sugar aceric acid: A unique component of the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan-II
Jones, Nigel A.,Nepogodiev, Sergey A.,MacDonald, Colin J.,Hughes, David L.,Field, Robert A.
, p. 8556 - 8559 (2007/10/03)
Described herein is the synthesis of 3-C-carboxy-5-deoxy-L-xylose (aceric acid), a rare branched-chain sugar found in the complex pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan-II. The key synthetic step in the construction of aceric acid was the stereoselectiv