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The use of an immobilized aldolase in the first synthesis of a natural deaminated neuraminic acid
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1987
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Bioorganic ChemistryEngineeringAldo-keto ReductaseNon-nitrogeneous Substrate D-mannoseGlycobiologyPolysaccharideCarbohydrate-protein InteractionFirst SynthesisBiosynthesisBiochemical EngineeringGlycosylationBiochemistryBiocatalysisNatural Product SynthesisPharmacologyBiomolecular Engineering3-Deoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-nonulosonic AcidNatural SciencesNeuraminic AcidImmobilized EnzymeImmobilized AldolaseSynthetic Chemistry
The first synthesis of 3-deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulosonic acid (KDN)(1) was achieved by condensation of the non-nitrogeneous substrate D-mannose (2) with pyruvate, catalysed by immobilized acylneuraminate pyruvate lyase.