Cj. Shelton et Mm. Harding, SYNTHESIS AND DNA-BINDING OF THE METHYL ALPHA-L-GLYCOSIDES OF ANTHRACYCLINE CARBOHYDRATE SIDE-CHAINS, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (5), 1995, pp. 158
In contrast to ditrisarubicin B and betaclacamycin, the methyl alpha-L
-glycosides of the class I and class II anthracyclines, which were syn
thesized from methyl beta-L-daunosiminide hydrochloride, showed only w
eak interactions with calf thymus DNA.