930283-75-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
GLYCOLIPIDS AND ANALOGUES THEREOF AS ANTIGENTS FOR NK T CELLS
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Page/Page column 66, (2008/06/13)
This invention relates to immunogenic compounds which may serve as ligands for NKT (natural killer T) cells and to methods of use thereof in modulating immune responses.
Synthesis and human NKT cell stimulating properties of 3-O-sulfo-α/ β-galactosylceramides
Xing, Guo-Wen,Wu, Douglass,Poles, Michael A.,Horowitz, Amir,Tsuji, Moriya,Ho, David D.,Wong, Chi-Huey
, p. 2907 - 2916 (2007/10/03)
Two novel hybrid molecules 3-O-sulfo-α/β-galactosylceramide 3 and 4, which are derived from an immunostimulatory agent α-GalCer 1 and self-glycolipid ligand sulfatide 2, were designed and synthesized. Compound 3 was shown to efficiently stimulate human NK
