Novel synthesis of α-galactosyl-ceramides and confirmation of their powerful NKT cell agonist activity
作者:Adrianne Lee、Kathryn J. Farrand、Nina Dickgreber、Colin M. Hayman、Stefan Jürs、Ian F. Hermans、Gavin F. Painter
DOI:10.1016/j.carres.2006.09.006
日期:2006.12
identified as a powerful modulator of immunological processes through its capacity to bind CD1d molecules and specifically activate invariant natural killer (NK)-like T cells (iNKT cells). This paper describes the synthesis of 1, the analogous alpha-galactosyl-ceramide 3, and its short chain analogue 'OCH' (2), by use of the 4,6-di-O-tert-butylsilylene (DTBS) protecting group to produce a powerful alpha-galactosylating