U. Urleb et al., SYNTHESIS OF PHTHALIMIDO-DESMURAMYLPEPTIDE ANALOGS AS POTENTIAL IMMUNOMODULATING AGENTS, Archiv der pharmazie, 328(2), 1995, pp. 113-117
The preparation of immunologically active phthalimido desmuramylpeptid
e analogues 2e-h, 4c-d, and 7b is described. The N-acetylmuramic acid
in the muramyl dipeptide has been replaced by a phthaloylated acyclic
moiety such as N-phthaloylated amino acids 1a-c, 2-(2-phthalimidoethox
y)acetic acid 3, or by the carbocyclic rac. trans-2-(2'-phthalimidocyc
lohexyloxy)acetic acid 6.