Abstract
A short site-selective strategy for the activation and derivatization of alcohols of the clinically important aminoglycoside tobramycin is reported. The choice of amine protecting group affected the site-selective conversion of secondary alcohols of tobramycin into leaving groups. Temperature-dependent, chemoselective sequential nucleophilic displacements resulted in hetero- and homodithioether tobramycin-based cationic amphiphiles that demonstrated marked antimicrobial activity and impressive membrane selectivity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6144-6147 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 Dec 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
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