Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

The synthesis of single enantiomers of trans-alkene containing mycolic acids and related sugar esters

  • Hanan M. Ali
  • , Gani Koza
  • , Rwoa'a T. Hameed
  • , Richard Rowles
  • , Carys Davies
  • , Juma'a R. Al Dulayymi
  • , Christopher D. Gwenin
  • , Mark S. Baird*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Routes to single enantiomers of hydroxy, methoxy and ketomycolic acids containing an α-methyl-trans-alkene unit as well as related trehalose, glucose, arabinose and glycerol esters are described. In serodiagnostic assays to detect antibodies to mycobacterial lipids, the trehalose esters give higher responses to the serum of patients with culture positive tuberculosis than to that of culture negative patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7143-7158
Number of pages16
JournalTetrahedron
Volume72
Issue number45
Early online date14 Sept 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Mycolic acid
  • TDM
  • TMM
  • GMM
  • Trans-alkene
  • Trehalose monomycolate
  • Trehalose dimycolate

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The synthesis of single enantiomers of trans-alkene containing mycolic acids and related sugar esters'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this