Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 6, D-2000 Hamburg 13, Germany
Abstract:
Galactosyltransferase was found to transfer β-galactose to the β-anomeric position of N-acetyl gentosamine to afford a β,β(1,1)-linked disaccharide. The reaction was generalized supposing an N-acetyl recognition site in the active site.