Carbohydrate mimetics-based glycosyltransferase inhibitors

P Compain, OR Martin - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2001 - Elsevier
P Compain, OR Martin
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2001Elsevier
The search for carbohydrate mimetics-based glycosyltransferase inhibitors is a dynamic field
that emerged 10 years ago. This review presents a description of the different types of
glycosyltransferase inhibitors containing a carbohydrate mimetic (primarily an iminosugar, a
carbasugar or a C-glycoside) and data on their biological activity whenever such data are
available. The purpose of this account is to foster a synergy between the two expanding
research areas of glycomimetics and glycosyltransferases.
The search for carbohydrate mimetics-based glycosyltransferase inhibitors is a dynamic field that emerged 10 years ago. This review presents a description of the different types of glycosyltransferase inhibitors containing a carbohydrate mimetic (primarily an iminosugar, a carbasugar or a C-glycoside) and data on their biological activity whenever such data are available. The purpose of this account is to foster a synergy between the two expanding research areas of glycomimetics and glycosyltransferases.
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