1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-mannitol inhibits glycoprotein processing and mannosidase.

1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-mannitol (DIM) was synthesized chemically from benzyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside [Fleet et al (1984) J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1240-1241], and was tested in vitro as an inhibitor of various alpha-mannosidases and in cell culture as an inhibitor of glycoprotein processing. DIM...

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Main Authors: Palamarczyk, G, Mitchell, M, Smith, P, Fleet, G, Elbein, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1985