Synthesis of carbohydrate-scaffolded thymine glycoconjugates to organize multivalency

• Anna K. Ciuk and
• Thisbe K. Lindhorst

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 668–674, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.75

• ] photocycloaddition; carbohydrate scaffolds; multivalency; thymine glycoconjugates; Introduction Multivalency of molecular interactions is a fundamental principle in carbohydrate recognition. It influences the avidity and specificity of carbohydrate–protein interactions as well as it enables supramolecular changes