Methods of synthesizing GM2

US5756695A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH LTD · GB

Inventors

• Richard Schmidt · Konstanz, DE
• Julio C. Castro-Palomino · Konstanz, DE
• Andreas Doll · Barcelona, ES
• Gerd Ritter · New York, US
• Lloyd J. Old · New York, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 16, 1996
• Grant date: May 26, 1998
• Expiry date: Feb 16, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07H3/06
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to methods of producing synthetic GM2s. The methods are simple and efficient, and result in high yields of GM2s.