Appeal No. 1996-1959 Application No. 07/946,546 6. A compound of the Formula VIII: 10. A process of synthesizing a compound of the Formula V, VI, VII or VIII, below: comprising the steps of: (a) admixing in a aqueous solvent pyruvate, in the presence of a catalytic amount of sialic acid aldolase, with an acceptor substrate 2-deoxy- L-glucose, 2-deoxy-L-rhamnose, N-acetyl-L-mannosamine or 2-azido-2- deoxy-L-mannose, respectively, to form a reaction mixture; and 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007