Syntheses of modified 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl β-maltopentaosides as useful substrates for assay of human alpha amylase

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(93)87008-G

Twenty-three novel 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl β-D-maltopentaosides modified at the 6⁵ and/or 4⁵ position were synthesized as substrates for human alpha amylase. Two human alpha amylases hydrolyzed 6⁵-deoxy-6⁵-, 6