Convergent synthesis of higher-order oligosaccharides corresponding to the cell-wall polysaccharide of the β-hemolytic Streptococci Group A. A branched hexasaccharide hapten

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(92)84133-D

A convergent synthesis of a hexasaccharide corresponding to the cell-wall polysaccharide of the β-hemolytic Streptococci Group A is described.The strategy relies on the preparation of a key branched trisaccharide unit α-L-Rhap-(1-->2)-<β-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->3)