This review is the counterpart of a 2018 Chemical Reviews article (Adero, PO; Amarasekara,
H.; Wen, P.; Bohé, L.; Crich, D. Chem. Rev. 2018, 118, 8242–8284) that examined the …

A critical review of the state-of-the-art evidence in support of the mechanisms of
glycosylation reactions is provided. Factors affecting the stability of putative oxocarbenium …

Carbohydrate chemistry is an essential component of the glycosciences and is fundamental
to their progress. This Perspective takes the position that carbohydrate chemistry, or …

Although the triflate ion is not generally perceived as a nucleophile, many examples of its
behavior as such exist in the literature. This Synopsis presents an overview of such …

Sialic acid is an important component of cell surface glycans, which are responsible for
many vital body functions and should therefore be thoroughly studied to understand their …

Mucin-1 (MUC1) is a highly attractive antigenic target for anticancer vaccines. Naturally
existing MUC1 can contain multiple types of O-linked glycans, including the Thomsen …

Pseudaminic acid (Pse) is a nonulosonic acid unique to bacterial species, found as a
component of important cell surface glycans and glycoproteins in various pathogenic …

Pseudaminic acid is an amino deoxy sialic acid whose glycosides are essential components
of many pathogenic Gram-negative bacterial cell walls including those from Pseudomonas …

In nature, almost all cells are covered with a complex array of glycan chain namely sialic
acids or nuraminic acids, a negatively charged nine carbon sugars which is considered for …

Bacteria resistant to antibiotics present a threat to public health. The bacterial non-2-
ulosonic acids, including pseudaminic acid, legionaminic acid, acinetaminic acid, fusaminic …