Asymmetric trehalose analogues to probe disaccharide processing pathways in mycobacteria†
Abstract
The uptake and metabolism of the disaccharide trehalose by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is essential for the virulence of this pathogen. Here we describe the chemoenzymatic synthesis of new azido-functionalised asymmetric trehalose probes that resist degradation by mycobacterial enzymes and are used to probe trehalose processing pathways in mycobacteria.
- This article is part of the themed collections: Chemical Biology in OBC and Glycosylation: New methodologies and applications