New substituted pyrrolidine-3, 4-diol derivatives were prepared from d-(-)-and l-(+)-phenyl glycinol. The influence of the configuration and the substitution of the lateral side chain of these derivatives on the inhibition of 25 commercial glycosidases were determined.(2 R, 3 R, 4 S)-2-({[(1 R)-2-Hydroxy-1-phenylethyl] amino} methyl) pyrrolidine-3, 4-diol ((+)-7a) was a potent and selective inhibitor of jack bean α-mannosidase (K i= 135 nM). However, ...