Issue 11, 2023

Strategies and tactics for the synthesis of lipid I and II and shortened analogues: functional building blocks of bacterial cell wall biosynthesis

Abstract

Covering: the literature up to 2022

This study discusses various synthetic strategies for the synthesis of lipid II, the pivotal bacterial cell wall precursor. In detail, it examines different solution phase approaches, reviews various solid phase sequences, and evaluates enzymatic ventures. The underlying rationale, scope, limitations, and perspectives of these strategies are discussed. The focus is on the tactics and strategies towards the authentic peptidoglycan compound, as well as analogues thereof with shortened side chains, which are increasingly recognized as more beneficial surrogates with more favorable physicochemical properties.

Graphical abstract: Strategies and tactics for the synthesis of lipid I and II and shortened analogues: functional building blocks of bacterial cell wall biosynthesis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
04 Apr 2023
First published
26 Jul 2023

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2023,40, 1718-1734

Strategies and tactics for the synthesis of lipid I and II and shortened analogues: functional building blocks of bacterial cell wall biosynthesis

C. Braun, L. M. Wingen and D. Menche, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2023, 40, 1718 DOI: 10.1039/D3NP00018D

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