An easy α-glycosylation methodology for the synthesis and stereochemistry of mycoplasma α-glycolipid antigens

• Yoshihiro Nishida,
• Yuko Shingu,
• Yuan Mengfei,
• Kazuo Fukuda,
• Hirofumi Dohi,
• Sachie Matsuda and
• Kazuhiro Matsuda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 629–639, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.70

• the cytoplasm fluid membrane together with ubiquitous phospholipids, without inducing stereochemical stress. Keywords: cytoplasm membrane; glycolipid antigen; glycosylation; mycoplasma; stereochemistry; Introduction Mycoplasmas constitute a family of gram-positive microbes lacking rigid cell walls