Synthesis of cholesterol based model glycolipids

The synthesis of glycolipids containing a variable length polyethylene glycol spacer group between a glucuronic acid (glu) headgroup and a cholesterol (chol) tail glu-0CH₂(CH₂OCH₂ )nCH₂O-chol is described. The homologs (n=2,3,5) were prepared by reaction of an excess of commercially available tri,...

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Main Author: Sather, Paula Joan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29876