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Assembly of naturally occurring glycosides, evolved tactics, and glycosylation methods

B Yu, J Sun, X Yang

Index: Zhu, Shilei; Li, Yingxia; Yu, Biao Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008 , vol. 73, # 13 p. 4978 - 4985

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Abstract

Glycosylation of proteins and lipids is critical to many life processes. Secondary metabolites (or natural products), such as flavonoids, steroids, triterpenes, and antibiotics, are also frequently modified with saccharides. The resulting glycosides include diverse structures