8-Aminooctyl 5′-S-coniferyl-5′-deoxy-thio-α-l-arabinofuranoside has been synthesised and shown to be a selective affinity ligand for the feruloyl esterase III of Aspergillus niger. The hydrolyses of methyl 5-O-coumaroyl, feruloyl, or sinapoyl α-l-arabinofuranosides by this enzyme proceed at comparable rates.
[Fletcher, David I.; Ganellin, C. Robin; Piergentili, Alessandro; Dunn, Philip M.; Jenkinson, Donald H. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 15, # 16 p. 5457 - 5479]
