- Heavily fluorinated carbohydrates as enzyme substrates: oxidation of tetrafluorinated galactose by galactose oxidase.
Heavily fluorinated carbohydrates as enzyme substrates: oxidation of tetrafluorinated galactose by galactose oxidase.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2011-09-15)
Avgousta Ioannou, Elena Cini, Roxana S Timofte, Sabine L Flitsch, Nicholas J Turner, Bruno Linclau
PMID21915393
ABSTRACT
Galactose oxidase (GOase) was shown to oxidise several C2/C3 fluorinated galactose analogues. Interestingly, the enzyme was able to distinguish between the 2,3-tetrafluorinated galactose and its epimeric glucose analogue, and this represents the first reported biotransformation of a heavily fluorinated sugar.