| Abstract: | N-[2-(D-Glucos-3-O-yl)propionyl]-L-alanine ( 7a ) was synthesized, which has a glucose residue instead of N-acetylglucosamine residue in the muramyl peptide. N-[(D-Glucos-3-O-yl)acetyl]-L-alanine ( 7b ) was also synthesized as a glycolyl analog of 7a in order to determine the relationship between the structure of propionyl moiety in the carbohydrate analog ( 7a ) and the adjuvant activity. These simple analogs are compounds prepared for the purpose of introduction into a synthetic polymer with the view of producing polymeric drugs. |
