Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University Chemistry Theses Department of Chemistry 8-11-2015 Glycosylation of Amino Acids and Efficient Synthesis of Glycosphingolipids Jonathan Wooten Georgia State University,
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[email protected]. GLYCOSYLATION OF AMINO ACIDS AND EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS by JONATHAN VALENTINE WOOTEN Under the Direction of Peng George Wang, PhD ABSTRACT Glycoscience is an emerging field of science that focuses on the study of the structure, biosynthesis, biology, and evolution of saccharides (sugars). It covers a broad range of subjects including microwave-assisted synthesis as well as sphingolipid synthesis. In this field, knowledge is limited due to the complexity of carbohydrates and their derivatives. Therefore, it is all the more important that synthesis of these complex molecules occurs in order to fully understand their biological significance. The following report summarizes