Partial purification of esterases from rabbit serum and their use in regioselective deacylation of sugars

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(91)80122-4

¹⁴C-Labelled methyl 2,6-di-O-pivaloyl-α-D-glucopyranoside was used as a substrate for the detection of esterase activity in the isolation of esterase II from rabbit serum.On treatment of methyl 2,6-di-O-pivaloyl-α-D-glucopyranoside with rabbit serum and esterase II, the 6-O-pivaloyl group was removed selectively.Likewise, the 6-O-pivaloyl group was removed selectively from methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3,4,6-tri-O-pivaloyl-αD-glucopyranoside.