On treatment with N-bromusuccinimide under irradiation in refluxing ca
rbon tetrachloride, tyl-1-S-(Z)-benzhydroximoyl-1-thio-D-glucopyranose
1 and various analogs yielded new spiro anomeric oxathiazole derivati
ves in similar to 60% total yield. After deacetylation, the tested maj
or 1(S) epimers were found good competitive inhibitors of emulsin beta
-D-glucosidase whereas a 1(R) counterpart had no effect on the enzyme.