Synthesis of methyl 3-o-[3-o-(2,3,4-tri-o-methyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-α-L- rhamnopyranosyl]-α-L-rhamnopyranoside : The outer trisaccharide unit of a unique Mycobacterium xenopi glycopeptidolipid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80018-1

The combination of sugars present in Mycobecterium xenopi glycopeptido-lipid (GPL X-1) has been characterised as O-(2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(1-3)-O-(α-L- rhamnopyranosyl)-(1-3)-O-(α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(1-3)-6-deoxy-L-glucose. Two synthetic