Specificity of α- and β-D-galactosidase towards analogs of D-galactopyranosides modified at C-4 or C-5

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0008-6215(00)85562-7

In examining the stereochemistry of D-galactose oxidase, it was found that some 4-deoxy analogs of methyl β-D-galactopyranoside (1), particularly the 4-amino (2) and 4-fluoro (3) derivatives, are relatively good substrates of the enzyme.The same compounds