Reductive Amination of the Lysine N-epsilon-Amino Group Leads to a Bivalent Glyco-Amino Acid Building Block Suited for SPPS

Aiming at the synthesis of structurally altered glycopeptides to probe multivalency effects in carbohydrate recognition, a glyco-amino acid building block was prepared, carrying a bivalent carbohydrate branching unit. This new mannosylated lysine derivative was shown to be fully suitable for solid-phase peptide synthesis.