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Published on: February 12, 2019
Development of a 1H NMR structural-reporter-group concept for the primary structural characterisation of
Sander S van Leeuwen1, Bas R Leeflang, Gerrit J Gerwig
1Bijvoet Center, Department of Bio-Organic Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
An NMR study of proton chemical shift patterns of known linear alpha-D-glucopyranose di- and trisaccharide structures was carried out. Chemical shift patterns for (alpha1-->2)-, (alpha1-->3)-, (alpha1-->4)- and (alpha1-->6)-linked D-glucose residues were analysed and compared to literature data. Using these data, a 1H NMR structural-reporter-group concept was formulated to function as a tool in the structural analysis of alpha-D-glucans.
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