TY - JOUR AB - SPOTLIGHTS ... Epoxidation K. Hara, S.-Y. Park, N. Yamagiwa, S. Matsunaga,* M. Shibasaki* Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation of a,b-Unsaturated Phosphane Oxides with a YACHTUNGTRENNUNG(O-iPr) /Biphenyldiol Complex Chem. Asian J. DOI : 10.1002/asia.200800035 Essential extras : A combination of to give optically active a,b-epoxy phos- YACHTUNGTRENNUNG(O-iPr) , biphenyldiol ligand 1a, and phane oxides. The reaction proceeds an achiral phosphorus additive enables smoothly to afford the products in the catalytic asymmetric epoxidation good yield and with good enantioselec- of a,b-unsaturated phosphane oxides tivity. M.S.= molecular sieves. Glycocalixarenes hit on lectins with Lectins medical relevance: A set of14 calix- ACHTUNGTRENNUNG[n]arenes adorned with variable num- S. Andr,, F. Sansone, H. Kaltner, bers ofgalactose or lactose units has A. Casnati, J. Kopitz, H.-J. Gabius,* been synthesized, and their interac- R. Ungaro* tions with lectins ofclinical interest (either biohazard or factor in tumor Calix[n]arene-Based Glycoclusters : progression) were studied. A prefer- Bioactivity of Thiourea-Linked Galactose/ ence for lactose over galactose epito- Lactose Moieties as Inhibitors of Binding pes, glycoside cluster effects, and a de- of Medically Relevant Lectins to a Glyco- pendence ofselective lectin inhibition protein and Cell-Surface Glycoconjugates on shape and valency ofthe glycoclus- and Selectivity among Human ters are revealed. Adhesion/Growth-Regulatory Galectins ChemBioChem DOI TI - Spotlights on our sister journals: Chem. Eur. J. 21/2008 JF - Chemistry - A European Journal DO - 10.1002/chem.200890083 DA - 2009-06-18 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/spotlights-on-our-sister-journals-chem-eur-j-21-2008-orSmd03Ut2 SP - 6290 EP - 6291 VL - 14 IS - 21 DP - DeepDyve ER -