Glycosynthase-mediated synthesis of glycosphingolipids.

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Glycosphingolipids play crucial roles in virtually every stage of the cell cycle, and their clinical administration has been proposed as a treatment for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke, and a range of other conditions. However, lack of supply has severely hindered testing of this potential. A novel glycosynthase-based synthetic strategy is demonstrated, involving a mutant of an endoglycoceramidase in which the...

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