Novel di-branched monosaccharides and imino sugars

<p>Branched chain sugars display a varied and valuable range of biological activities. This thesis concerns the synthesis of 3,5-di-C-methyl-D-glucose, a potential inhibitor of glycogen phosphorylase (GP), and therefore a proposed therapeutic agent for type 2 diabetes. Chapter 1 looks at the o...

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Main Authors: Barker, K, K. V. Barker
Other Authors: Fleet, G
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
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