M. Segura et al., SYNTHETIC RECEPTORS FOR URONIC-ACID SALTS BASED ON BICYCLIC GUANIDINIUM AND DEOXYCHOLIC-ACID SUBUNITS, Tetrahedron, 53(38), 1997, pp. 13119-13128
Four receptors for uronic acid salts have been prepared using a chiral
bicyclic guanidinium unit and deoxycholic acid derivatives as buildin
g blocks. Binding constants in CD3CN/CDCl3 ranged from 3200 to 7000 M-
1 for glucuronate and galacturonate salts. Nordeoxycholic-containing r
eceptors were found more efficient and moderately selective for glucur
onic salts. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.