The natural product and potent agonist of the D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphos
phate receptor, adenophostin A, was synthesised from adenosine and D-glucos
e using efficient methodology. The synthetic material was equipotent with n
aturally occurring adenophostin A in evoking Ca2+ release from the intracel
lular stores of permeabilised cells. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rig
hts reserved.