Issue 61, 2020

From plant to probe: semi-synthesis of labelled undecaprenol analogues allows rapid access to probes for antibiotic targets

Abstract

Undecaprenol-containing glycolipids (UCGs) are essential precursors of bacterial glycopolymers and glycoproteins. We report a novel semi-synthetic strategy to prepare labelled UCGs directly from undecaprenol. This one-size-fits-all approach offers a concise and efficient method for obtaining labelled-UCGs, which will allow new mechanistic studies and inhibitor screens to be performed on novel antibiotic targets.

Graphical abstract: From plant to probe: semi-synthesis of labelled undecaprenol analogues allows rapid access to probes for antibiotic targets

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 May 2020
Accepted
29 Jun 2020
First published
29 Jun 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 8603-8606

From plant to probe: semi-synthesis of labelled undecaprenol analogues allows rapid access to probes for antibiotic targets

R. V. K. Cochrane, F. M. Alexander, C. Boland, S. K. Fetics, M. Caffrey and S. A. Cochrane, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 8603 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC03388J

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