The synthesis of a library of nucleoside triphoshate mimetics is described where the Mg2+ chelated triphosphate sidechain is replaced by an uncharged methylenetriazole linked monosaccharide sidechain. The compounds have been evaluated as inhibitors of Bacillus anthracis pantothenate kinase and a competitive inhibitor has been identified with a Ki that is 3-fold lower than the Km value of ATP.

This review covers advances and developments in the use of enzymes in synthetic mono- and oligosaccharide chemistry. Particular attention is paid to the use of aldolase/ketolases, glycosidases, glycosyltransferases, lipases, and coupled multi-enzyme biotransformations; 172 references are cited

A solid phase synthesis of des-myo-inositol mycothiol disulfide and its alpha-configured methyl- and benzyl-glycoside derivatives has been developed. Kinetic characterisation of these compounds has demonstrated their viability as alternative substrates for use in mycothiol disulfide reductase enzyme assays.

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