Rare monosaccharides and biologically active iminosugars from carbohydrate chirons

<p>Iminosugars are polyhydroxylated alkaloids, and can be viewed as sugar analogues in which the endocyclic oxygen atom has been replaced with nitrogen. These compounds are highly medically relevant and their biological activity is largely due to their inhibition of glycosidases. Several examp...

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Main Author: Best, D
Other Authors: Fleet, G
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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