Chemoenzymatic synthesis of glucose fatty esters

Carbohydr Res. 1997 May 12;300(2):103-8. doi: 10.1016/s0008-6215(96)00340-0.

Abstract

D-Glucose fatty esters at C-6 were obtained by chemoenzymatic synthesis involving 1,2-O-cyclohexylidene-alpha-D-glucofuranose (1) followed by hydrolysis of the cyclohexylidene protecting group. The enzymatic esterification of 1 was performed with fatty acids of variable chain lengths (C8:0 to C18:0). The kinetic of the reaction was studied for each fatty acid and the structure of the octanoyl ester was determined by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy.

MeSH terms

  • Esters / chemical synthesis*
  • Esters / chemistry
  • Fatty Acids
  • Glucose / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Substances

  • Esters
  • Fatty Acids
  • Glucose