Books
Carbohydrate Chemistry: OUP Chemistry Primer No. 99

B. G. Davis and A. J. Fairbanks
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002, ISBN: 0198558333

Publications
2009
Photo-Induced, Family-Specific, Site-Selective Cleavage of TIM-barrel Proteins
N. Floyd, N.J. Oldham, C.J. Eyles, S. Taylor, D.A. Filatov, M. Brouard, B.G. Davis
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12518-12519 | pdf
Thiyl-Glycosylation of Olefinic Proteins: S-linked Glycoconjugate Synthesis
N. Floyd, B. Vijayakrishnan, J.R. Koeppe, B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Intl Ed. 2009, 48, 7798-7802 | pdf
Accessible Sugars as Asymmetric Olefin Epoxidation Organocatalysts: Glucosaminide Ketones in the Synthesis of Terminal Epoxides
O. Boutureira, J.F. McGouran, R.L. Stafford, D.P.G. Emmerson, B.G. Davis
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2009, 7, 4285-4288 | pdf
A Potent Fluoro-Oligosaccharide Probe of Toxoplasmosis Adhesion
S.A. Allman, H.H. Jensen, B. Vijayakrishnan, J.A. Garnett, E. Leon, Y. Liu, D.C. Anthony, N.R. Sibson, T. Feizi, S. Matthews, B.G. Davis
ChemBioChem 2009, 10 2522-2529 | pdf
Saturation Transfer Difference NMR Reveals Functionally Essential Kinetic Differences for a Sugar Binding Repressor Protein
I. Pérez-Victoria, S. Kemper, M.K. Patel, J. Edwards, J.C. Errey, L.F. Primavesi, M.J. Paul, T.D.W. Claridge, B.G. Davis
Chem. Commun. 2009, 5862-5864 | pdf
Detailed Insights from Microarray and Crystallographic Studies into Carbohydrate Recognition By Microneme Protein 1 (MIC1) of Toxoplasma gondii
J.A. Garnett, Y. Liu, E. Leon, S.A. Allman, N. Friedrich, S. Saouros, S. Curry, D. Soldati-Favre, B.G. Davis, T. Feizi, S. Matthews
Protein Sci. 2009, 18, 1935-1947 | pdf
The Building Blocks of Cellulose: The Intrinsic Conformational Structures of Cellobiose, Its Epimer, Lactose, and Their Singly Hydrated Complexes
E.J. Cocinero, D.P. Gamblin, B.G. Davis, J.P. Simons
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 11117-11123 | pdf
Site-Selective Chemical Protein Glycosylation Protects from Autolysis and Proteolytic Degradation
D. Russell, N.J. Oldham, B.G. Davis
Carbohydr. Res. 2009, 344, 1508-1514 | pdf
Sugar Synthesis in a Protocellular Model Leads to a Cell Signalling response in Bacteria
P.M. Gardner, K. Winzer, B.G. Davis
Nat. Chem. 2009, 1, 377-383 | pdf
This article was highlighted in Nature Chemistry
Enabling Olefin Metathesis on Proteins: Chemical Methods for Installation of S-Allyl Cysteine
J.M. Chalker, Y.A. Lin, O. Boutureira, B.G. Davis
Chem. Commun. 2009, 3714-3716 | pdf
Rewritable Glycochips
L.G. Harris, W.C. Schofield, K.J. Doores, B.G. Davis, J.P. Badyal
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7755-7761 | pdf
Conformational Change and Selectivity in Explicitly Hydrated Carbohydrates
J.P. Simons, B.G. Davis, E.J. Cocinero, D.P. Gamblin, E.C. Stanca-Kaposta
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2009, 20, 718-722 | pdf
A Silver-Lined Anniversary of Fleet Iminosugars: 1984-2009, from DIM to DRAM to LABNAc
B.G. Davis
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2009, 20, 652-671 | pdf
The Linear Assembly of a Pure Glycoenzyme
B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Intl Ed. 2009, 48, 4674-4678 | pdf
Olefin Metathesis for Site-Selective Protein Modification
Y.A. Lin, J.M. Chalker, B.G. Davis
ChemBioChem 2009, 10, 959-969 | pdf
Chemical Modification of Proteins at Cysteine: Opportunities in Chemistry and Biology
J.M. Chalker, G.J.L. Bernardes, Y.A. Lin, B.G. Davis
Chem. Asian J. 2009, 4, 630-640 | pdf
Systemic Inflammatory Response Reactivates Immune-Mediated Lesions in Rat Brain
S. Serres, D.C. Anthony, Y. Jiang, K.A. Broom, S.J. Campbell, D.J. Tyler, S.I. van Kasteren, B.G. Davis, N.R. Sibson
J. Neurosci. 2009, 29, 4820-4828 | pdf
Carbohydrate-Aromatic Interactions: A Computational and IR Spectroscopic Investigation of the Complex, Methyl &alpha-L-Fucopyranoside·Toluene, Isolated in the Gas Phase
Z. Su, E.J. Cocinero, E.C. Stanca-Kaposta, B.G. Davis, J.P. Simons
Chem. Phys. Lett. 2009, 471, 17-21 | pdf
Sugars & Proteins: New Strategies in Synthetic Biology
B.G. Davis
Pure Appl. Chem. 2009, 81, 285-298 | pdf
Peptide Secondary Structures in the Gas Phase: Consensus Motif of N-linked Glycoproteins
E.J. Cocinero, E.C. Stanca-Kaposta, D.P. Gamblin, B.G. Davis and J.P. Simons
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 1282-1287 | pdf
High Purity Discrete PEG Oligomer Crystals Allow Structural Insight
R. Kreizman, S.Y. Hong, J. Sloan, R. Popovitz-Biro, A. Albu-Yaron, G. Tobias, B. Ballesteros, B.G. Davis, M.L.H. Green, R. Tenne
Angew. Chem. Intl Ed. 2009, 48, 1248-1252 | pdf
Core-Shell PbI2@WS2 Nanotubes from Capillary Wetting
R. Kreizman, S.Y. Hong, J. Sloan, R. Popovitz-Biro, A. Albu-Yaron, G. Tobias, B. Ballesteros, B.G. Davis, M.L.H. Green, R. Tenne
Angew. Chem. Intl Ed. 2009, 48, 1230-1233 | pdf
Glyconanoparticles Allow Pre-symptomatic In Vivo Imaging of Brain Disease
S.I. van Kasteren, S.J. Campbell, S. Serres, D.C. Anthony, N.R. Sibson, B.G. Davis
Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2009, 106, 18-23 | pdf
Glycoprotein Synthesis: An Update
D.P. Gamblin, E.M. Scanlan, and B.G. Davis
Chem. Rev. 2009, 109, 131-163 | pdf
2008
Probing the Glycosidic Linkage: Secondary Structures in the Gas Phase
J.P Simons, E.C. Stanca-Kaposta, E.J. Cocinero, B. Liu, B.G. Davis, D.P Gamblin, R.T Kroemer
Phys. Scr. 2008, 89, 058124 | pdf
Conformational Choice and Selectivity in Singly and Multiply Hydrated Monosaccharides in the Gas Phase
E.J. Cocineroa, E.C. Stanca-Kaposta, D.P. Gamblin, B.G. Davis, J.P. Simons
Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 8947-8955 | pdf
Glycomimetic Inhibitors of Mycobacterial Glycosyltransferases: Targeting the TB Cell Wall
R. Lucas, P. Balbuena, M. Squire, S.S. Gurcha, M. McNeil, G.S. Besra, B.G. Davis
ChemBioChem 2008, 9, 2197-2199 | pdf
Solvent Interactions and Conformational Choice in a Core N-Glycan Segment: Gas Phase Conformation of the Central, Branching Trimannose Unit and its Singly Hydrated Complex
E.C. Stanca-Kaposta, D.P. Gamblin, E.J. Cocinero, J. Frey, R.T. Kroemer, A.J. Fairbanks, B.G. Davis, J.P. Simons
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 10691-10696 | pdf
Allyl Sulfides are Privileged Substrates in Aqueous Cross-Metathesis: Application to Site-Selective Protein Modification
Y.A. Lin, J.M. Chalker, N. Floyd, G.J.L. Bernardes, B.G. Davis
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 9642-9643 | pdf
This article was highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News (July 2008): html
and in Nature Chemical Biology: pdf
Reagent Switchable Stereoselective β(1,2) Mannoside Mannosylation: OH-2 of Mannose is a Privileged Acceptor
K.J. Doores, B.G. Davis
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2008, 8, 2692-2696 | pdf
Chemical Site-Selective Prenylation of Proteins
D.P. Gamblin, S.I. van Kasteren, G.J.L. Bernardes, J.M. Chalker, N.J. Oldham, A.J. Fairbanks, B.G. Davis
Mol. Biosyst. 2008, 4, 558-561 | pdf
Facile Conversion of Cysteine and Alkyl Cysteines to Dehydroalanine on Protein Surfaces: Versatile and Switchable Access to Functionalized Proteins
G.J.L. Bernardes, J.M. Chalker, J.C. Errey, B.G. Davis
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 5052-5053 | pdf
This article was highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News (March 2008): html
and in Nature Chemical Biology: pdf
Chemical Approaches to Mapping the Function of Post-Translational Modifications
D.P. Gamblin, S.I. van Kasteren, J.M. Chalker, B.G. Davis
FEBS J. 2008, 275, 1949-1959 | pdf
From Disulfide- to Thioether-linked Glycoproteins
G.J.L. Bernardes, E.J. Grayson, S. Thompson, J.M. Chalker, J. C. Errey, F. El Oualid, T.D.W. Claridge, B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 2244-2247 | pdf
2007
Site-Selective Glycosylation of Proteins: Creating Synthetic Glycoproteins
S.I. van Kasteren, H.B. Kramer, D.P. Gamblin, B.G. Davis
Nat. Protoc. 2007, 2, 3185-3194 | pdf
Removal of Amorphous Carbon for the Efficient Sidewall Functionalisation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
L. Shao, G. Tobias, C.G. Salzmann, B. Ballesteros, S.Y. Hong, A. Crossley, B.G. Davis, M.L.H. Green
Chem. Commun. 2007, 5090-5092 | pdf
Atomic-Scale Detection of Organic Molecules Coupled to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
S.Y. Hong, G. Tobias, B. Ballesteros, F. El Oualid, J.C. Errey, K.J. Doores, A.I. Kirkland, P.D. Nellist, M.L.H. Green , B.G. Davis
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10966-10967 | pdf
Enzymatic Glycosynthesis GeTs Better
B.G. Davis
Nat. Chem. Biol. 2007, 3, 604-605 | pdf
A Trisulfide-linked Glycoprotein
G.J.L. Bernardes, J.P. Marston, A.S. Batsanov, J.A.K. Howard, B.G. Davis
Chem. Commun. 2007, 3145-3147 | pdf
Chemical and Chemoezymatic Synthesis of Glycosyl-Amino Acids and Glycopeptides Related to Trypanosoma cruzi Mucins
V.L. Campo, I. Carvalho, S. Allman, B.G. Davis, R.A. Field
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2007, 5, 2645-2657 | pdf
Carbohydrate Molecular Recognition: A Spectroscopic Investigation of Carbohydrate-Aromatic Interactions
E.C. Stanca-Kaposta, D.P. Gamblin, J. Screen, B. Liu, L.C. Snoek, B.G. Davis, J.P. Simons
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2007, 9, 4444-4451 | pdf
Discovery of a Glycosynthase-Catalyst for Synthesis of Flavonoid Glycosides
M. Yang, G.J. Davies, B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 3885-3888 | pdf
IR-Spectral Signatures of Aromatic-Sugar Complexes: Probing Carbohydrate-Protein Interactions
J. Screen, E.C. Stanca-Kaposta, D.P. Gamblin, B. Liu, N.A. Macleod, L.C. Snoek, B.G. Davis, J.P.Simons
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 3644-3648 | pdf
Expanding the Diversity of Chemical Protein Modification Allows Post-Translational Mimicry
S.I. van Kasteren, H.B. Kramer, H.H. Jensen, S.J. Campbell, J. Kirkpatrick, N.J. Oldham, D.C. Anthony, B.G. Davis
Nature 2007, 446, 1105-1109 | pdf
Folding of an MHC class II-restricted Tumor Antigen Controls its Antigenicity via MHC-guided Processing
Y. Mimura, Y. Mimura-Kimura, K.J. Doores, D. Golgher, B.G. Davis, R.A. Dwek, P.M. Rudd, T. Elliott
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2007, 104, 5983-5988 | pdf
The Crystal Structure of Two Macrolide Glycosyltransferases Provides a Blueprint for Host Cell Antibiotic Immunity
D.N. Bolam, S. Roberts, M.R. Proctor, J.P. Turkenburg, E.J. Dodson, C. Martinez-Fleites, M. Yang, B.G. Davis, G.J. Davies, H.J. Gilbert
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2007, 104, 5336-5341 | pdf
2006
The Imitation Game—A Computational Chemical Approach to Recognizing Life
L. Cronin, N. Krasnogor, B.G. Davis, C. Alexander, N. Robertson, J.H.G. Steinke, S.L.M. Schroeder, A.N. Khlobystov, G. Cooper, P.M. Gardner, P. Siepmann, B.J. Whitaker, D. Marsh
Nat. Biotech. 2006, 24, 1203-1206 | pdf
Direct Formation of Glycosyl Thiols from Reducing Sugars Allows One-pot Protein Glycoconjugation
G. Bernardes, D.P. Gamblin, B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 4007-4011 | pdf
Unique Regulation of the Active site of the Serine Esterase S-Formylglutathione Hydrolase
I. Cummins, K. McAuley, A. Fordham-Skelton, R. Schwoerer, P.G. Steel, B.G. Davis, R. Edwards
J. Mol. Biol. 2006, 359, 422-432 | pdf
The Expanding Roles of Biocatalysis and Biotransformation
G. DeSantis, B.G. Davis
Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2006, 10, 139-140 | pdf
Direct Deprotected Glycosyl-Asparagine Ligation
K.J. Doores, Y. Mimura, R.A. Dwek, P.M. Rudd, T, Elliott, B.G. Davis
Chem. Commun. 2006, 1401-1403 | pdf
Structure of a Flavonoid Glucosyltransferase Reveals the Basis for Plant Natural Product Modification
W. Offen, C. Martinez-Fleites, M. Yang, E. Kiat-Lim, B.G. Davis, C.A. Tarling, C.M. Ford, D.J. Bowles, G.J. Davies
EMBO J. 2006, 25, 1396-1405 | pdf
Building Up Key Segments of N-Glycans in the Gas Phase: Intrinsic Structural Preferences of the α(1,3) and α(1,6) Dimannosides
P. Çarçabal, I. Hünig, D.P. Gamblin, B. Liu, R.A. Jockusch, R.T. Kroemer, L.C. Snoek, A.J. Fairbanks, B.G. Davis, J.P. Simons
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1976-1981 | pdf
Carbohydrate-Derived Amino-Alcohol Ligands for Asymmetric Alkynylation of Aldehydes
D.P.G. Emmerson, W.P. Hems, B.G. Davis
Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 207-210 | pdf
Exploring and Exploiting the Therapeutic Potential of Glycoconjugates
K.J. Doores, D.P. Gamblin, B.G. Davis
Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 656-665 | pdf
Spectral Signatures of Structural Motifs in Isolated and Hydrated Monosacharides: phenyl α- and β-L-fucopyranoside
P. Çarçabal, T. Patsias I. Hünig, B. Liu, C. Kaposta, L.C. Snoek, D.P. Gamblin, B.G. Davis, J.P. Simons
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2006, 8, 129-136 | pdf
2005
Glycosyldisulfides: Novel Glycosylating Reagents with Flexible Aglycon Alteration
E.J. Grayson, S.J. Ward, A.L. Hall, P.M. Rendle, D.P. Gamblin, A.S. Batsanov, B.G. Davis
J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 9740-9754 | pdf
Diversification in Substrate Usage by Glutathione Synthetases from Soya Bean (Glycine max), wheat (Triticum aestivum) and maize (Zea mays)
M. Skipsey, B.G. Davis, R. Edwards
Biochem. J. 2005, 391, 567-574 | pdf
A Carbohydrate-Antioxidant Hybrid Polymer Reduces Oxidative Damage in Spermatozoa and Enhances Fertility
C. Fleming, A. Maldjian, D. Da Costa, P. Penny, R.C. Noble, N.R. Cameron, B.G. Davis
Nat. Chem. Biol. 2005, 1, 270-274 | pdf
Ligand Amplification in a Dynamic Combinatorial Glycopeptide Library
T. Hotchkiss, H.B. Kramer, K.J. Doores, D.P. Gamblin, N.J. Oldham, B.G. Davis
Chem. Commun. 2005, 4264-4266 | pdf
Hydrogen Bonding and Cooperativity in Isolated and Hydrated Sugars: Mannose, Galactose, Glucose, and Lactose
P. Çarçabal, R.A. Jockusch, I. Hünig, L.C. Snoek, R.T. Kroemer, B.G. Davis, D.P. Gamblin, I. Compagnon, J. Oomens, J.P. Simons
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 11414-11425 | pdf
Structural Dissection and High-Throughput Screening of Mannosylglycerate Synthase
J. Flint, E. Taylor, M. Yang, D.N. Bolam, L.E. Tailford, C. Martinez-Fleites, E.J. Dodson, B.G. Davis, H.J. Gilbert, G.J. Davies
Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 2005, 12, 608-614 | pdf
Probing the Breadth of Glycosyltransferases: In Vitro Remodeling of a Polyketide Antibiotic Creates Active Bacterial Uptake and Enhances Potency
M. Yang, M.R. Proctor, D.N. Bolam, J.C. Errey, R.A. Field, H.J. Gilbert, B.G. Davis
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 9336-9337 | pdf
Adding Water to Sugar: A Spectroscopic and Computational Study of α- and β-Phenylxyloside in the Gas Phase
I. Hünig, A.J. Painter, R.A. Jockusch, P. Çarçabal, E.M. Marzluff, L.C. Snoek, D.P. Gamblin, B.G. Davis, J.P. Simons
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2005, 7, 2474-2480 | pdf
A Tuneable Method for N-Debenzylation of Benzylamino Alcohols
E.J. Grayson, B.G. Davis
Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2361-2364 | pdf
Lectins: Tools for the Molecular Understanding of the Glycocode
M. Ambrosi, N.R. Cameron, B.G. Davis
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2005, 3, 1593-1608 | pdf
Developing Promiscuous Glycosidases for Glycoside Synthesis: Residues W433 and E432 in Sulfolobus solfataricus β-Glycosidase are Important Glucoside- and Galactoside-Specificity Determinants
S.M. Hancock, K. Corbett, A.P. Fordham-Skelton, J.A. Gatehouse, B.G. Davis
ChemBioChem 2005, 6, 866-875 | pdf
Investigation of the Interaction Between Peanut Agglutinin and Synthetic Glycopolymeric Multivalent Ligands
M. Ambrosi, N.R. Cameron, B.G. Davis, S. Stolnik
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2005, 3, 1476-1480 | pdf
Glycoviruses: Chemical Glycosylation Retargets Adenoviral Gene Transfer
O.M.T. Pearce, K.D. Fisher, J. Humphries, L.W. Seymour, A. Smith, B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 1057-1061 | pdf
High-Throughput Mass-Spectroscopy Monitoring for Substrate Enzymes: Determining the Kinetic Parameters and Catalytic Activities of Glycosyltransferases
M. Yang, M. Brazier, R. Edwards, B.G. Davis
ChemBioChem 2005, 6, 346-357 | pdf
Glyco- and Peptidomimetics from Three-Component Jouillé-Ugi Coupling Show Selective Antiviral Activity
T.M. Chapman, I.G. Davies, B. Gu, T.M. Block, D.I.C. Scopes, P.A. Hay, S.M. Courtney, L.A. McNeill, C.J. Schofield, B.G. Davis
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 506-507 | pdf
"Polar Patch" Proteases as Glycopeptiligases
K.J. Doores, B.G. Davis
Chem. Commun. 2005, 168-170 | pdf
Carbohydrate-derived Aminoalcohol Ligands for Asymmetric Reformatsky Reactions
D.P.G. Emmerson, W.P. Hems, B.G. Davis
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2005, 16, 213-222 | pdf
2004
LEAPT: Lectin-directed Enzyme Activated Prodrug Therapy
M.A. Robinson, S.T. Charlton, P. Garnier, X. Wang, S.S. Davis, A.C. Perkins, M. Frier, R. Duncan, T.J. Savage, D.A. Wyatt, S.A. Watson, B.G. Davis
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2004, 101, 14527-14532 | pdf
This article is featured in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (November 2004): html
Selective Electrochemical Glycosylation by Reactivity Tuning
R.R. France, R.G. Compton, B.G. Davis, A.J. Fairbanks, N.V. Rees, J.D. Wadhawan
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2004, 2, 2195-2002 | pdf
Plasmachemical Surface Functionalised Beads: Versatile Tailored Supports for Polymer Assisted Organic Synthesis
J.P. Badyal, A.M. Cameron, N.R. Cameron, D.M. Coe, R. Cox, B.G. Davis, L. J. Oates, G. Øye, C. Spanos, P.G. Steel
Chem. Commun. 2004, 1402-1403 | pdf
Modular Control of Lectin Function: Redox-Switchable Agglutination
R.E. McDonald, D.J. Hughes, B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 3025-3029 | pdf
Glycodendriproteins: a Synthetic Glycoprotein Mimic Enzyme with Branched Sugar-display Potently Inhibits Bacterial Aggregation
P.M. Rendle, A. P. Seger, J. Rodrigues, N.J. Oldham, R.R. Bott, J.B. Jones, M.M. Cowan, B.G. Davis
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 4750-4751 | pdf
This article was featured in Nature (29 April 2004): html | pdf
and in the Financial Times: pdf
Comparison of the Effect of Pore Architecture and Bead Size on the Extent of Plasmachemical Amine Functionalisation of Poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) Permanently Porous Resins
J.P. Badyal, A.M. Cameron, N.R. Cameron, L.J. Oates, G. Øye, P.G. Steel, B.G. Davis, D.M. Coe, R.A. Cox
Polymer 2004, 45, 2185-2192 | pdf
Mimicking Posttranslational Modifications of Proteins
B.G. Davis
Science 2004, 303, 480-482 | pdf
Glyco-SeS: Selenenylsulfide-Mediated Protein Glycoconjugation - A New Stategy in Posttranslational Modification
D.P. Gamblin, P. Garnier, S. van Kasteren, N.J. Oldham, A.J. Fairbanks, B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 828-833 | pdf
2003
Synthetic Methods: Part (III) Enzyme Methods
B.G. Davis
Annu. Rep. Prog. Chem. Sect. B 2003, 98, 49-62 | pdf
Precise Structure Activity Relationships in Asymmetric Catalysis Using Carbohydrate-Scaffolds to Allow Ready Fine Tuning: Dialkylzinc-Aldehyde Additions
D.P.G. Emmerson, R. Villard, C. Mugnaini, A. Batsanov, J.A.K. Howard, W.P. Hems, R.P. Tooze, B.G. Davis
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2003, 1, 3826-3838 | pdf
Glycosyl Phenylthiosulfonates (Glyco-PTS): Novel Reagents for Glycoprotein Synthesis
D.P. Gamblin, P. Garnier, S.J. Ward, N.J. Oldham, A.J. Fairbanks, B.G. Davis
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2003, 1, 3642-3644 | pdf
Nitrogen Inversion as a Diastereomeric Relay in Azasugar Synthesis: the First Synthesis of Adenophorine
M.A.T. Maughan, I.G. Davies, T.D.W. Claridge, S. Courtney, P. Hay, B.G. Davis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 3788-3792 | pdf
Chemical Modification of Biocatalysts
B.G. Davis
Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 2003, 14, 379-386 | pdf
Highly Diastereoselective Additions to Polyhydroxylated Pyrrolidine Cyclic Imines: Ready Elaboration of Aza-Sugar Scaffolds to Create Diverse Carbohydrate-Processing Enzyme Probes
T.M. Chapman, S. Courtney, P. Hay, B.G. Davis
Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 3397-3414 | pdf
Selective Receptor Degradation by Ligand-Targeted Enzymes: Towards the Creation of Catalytic Antagonists
B.G. Davis, R.F. Sala, D.R.W. Hodgson, A. Ullman, K. Khumtaveeporn, D.A. Estell, K. Sanford, R.R. Bott, J.B. Jones
ChemBioChem 2003, 4, 533-537 | pdf
Solid Phase Peptide Templated Glycosidic Bond Formation
R.J. Tennant-Eyles, B.G. Davis, A.J. Fairbanks
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2003, 14, 1201-1210 | pdf
Plasmachemical Amine Functionalization of Porous Polystyrene Spheres: The Importance of Particle Size
G. Øye, V. Roucoules, L.J. Oates, A.M. Cameron, N.R. Cameron, P.G. Steel, J.P.S. Badyal, B.G. Davis, D.M. Coe, R.A. Cox
J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 3496-3499 | pdf
2002
Synthetic Methods: Part (V) Enzyme Methods
B.G. Davis
Annu. Rep. Prog. Chem. Sect. B 2002, 98, 91-122
Plasmachemical Amine Functionalization of Porous Polystyrene Beads: The Importance of Pore Architecture
G. Øye, V. Roucoules, A. M. Cameron, L. J. Oates, N. R. Cameron, P. G. Steel, J. P. S. Badyal, B. G. Davis, D. Coe, R. Cox
Langmuir 2002, 18, 8996-8999 | pdf
Chemically Modified "Polar Patch" Mutants of Subtilisin in Peptide Synthesis with Remarkably Broad Substrate Acceptance: Designing Combinatorial Biocatalysts
K. Matsumoto, B.G. Davis, J.B. Jones
Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 4129-4137 | pdf
Functional Divergence in the Glutathione Transferase Super-Family in Plants: Identification of Two Classes with Putative Functions in Redox Homeostasis in Arabidopsis Thaliana
D.P. Dixon, B.G. Davis, R. Edwards
J. Biol. Chem. 2002, 277, 30859-30869 | pdf
Towards an Unprotected Self-Activating Glycosyl Donor System: Bromobutyl Glycosides
B.G. Davis, S.D. Wood, M.A.T. Maughan
Can. J. Chem. 2002, 80, 555-558 | pdf
Drug Delivery Systems Based on Sugar-Macromolecule Conjugates
B.G. Davis, M.A. Robinson
Curr. Opin. Drug Discovery Develop. 2002, 5, 279-288 | pdf
The Synthesis of Glycoproteins
B.G. Davis
Chem. Rev. 2002, 102, 579-601 | pdf
Novel Cyclic Sugar Imines: Carbohydrate Mimics and Easily Elaborated Scaffolds for Aza-Sugars
B.G. Davis, M.A.T. Maughan, T.M. Chapman, R. Villard, S. Courtney
Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 103-106 | pdf
Influence of Preparation Procedure on Polymer Composition: Synthesis and Characterisation of Polymethacrylates Bearing β-D-Glucopyranoside and β-D-Galactopyranoside Residues
M. Ambrosi, A.S. Batsanov, N.R. Cameron, B.G. Davis, J.A.K. Howard, R. Hunter
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 2002, 45-52 | pdf
2001
Tailoring the Substrate Specificity of the β-Glycosidase from the Thermophilic Archeon Sulfolobus solfataricus
K. Corbett, A.P. Fordham-Skelton, J.A. Gatehouse, B.G. Davis
FEBS Lett. 2001, 509, 355-360 | pdf
Biocatalysis and Enzymes in Organic Synthesis
V. Boyer, B.G. Davis
Natural Prod. Rep. 2001, 18, 618-640 | pdf
A Simple Method for the Quantitative Analysis of Resin Bound Thiol Groups
J.P. Badyal, A.M. Cameron, N.R. Cameron, D.M. Coe, R. Cox, B.G. Davis, L.J. Oates, G. Oye, P.G. Steel
Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 8531-8533 | pdf
Ready Protease-Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbohydrate-Peptide Conjugates
V. Boyer, M. Stanchev, A.J. Fairbanks, B.G. Davis
Chem. Commun. 2001, 1908-1910 | pdf
Glycosylation of the Primary Binding Pocket of a Subtilisin Protease Causes a Remarkable Broadening in Stereospecificity in Peptide Synthesis
K. Matsumoto, B.G. Davis, J.B. Jones
Chem. Commun. 2001, 903-904 | pdf
Expanding the Utility of Proteases in Synthesis: Broadening the Substrate Acceptance in Non-Coded Amide Bond Formation Using Chemically Modified Mutants of Subtilisin
K. Khumatveeporn, A. Ullman, K. Matsumoto, B.G. Davis, J.B. Jones
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2001, 12, 249-261 | pdf
The Controlled Glycosylation of a Protein with a Bivalent Glycan: Towards a New Class of Glycoconjugates, Glycodendriproteins
B.G. Davis
Chem. Commun. 2001, 351-352 | pdf
Glycosyldisulfides: a New Class of Solution and Solid Phase Glycosyl Donors
B.G. Davis, S.J. Ward and P.M. Rendle
Chem. Commun. 2001, 189-190 | pdf
2000
Site-Selective Glycosylation of Subtilisin Bacillus lentus Causes Dramatic Increases in Esterase Activity
R.C. Lloyd, B.G. Davis, J.B. Jones
Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2000, 8, 1537-1544 | pdf
Controlled Site-Selective Protein Glycosylation for Precise Glycan Structure-Catalytic Activity Relationships
R.C. Lloyd, B.G. Davis, J.B. Jones
Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2000, 8, 1527-1535 | pdf
Recent Developments in Oligosaccharide Synthesis
B.G. Davis
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 2000, 2137-2160 | pdf
Hand in Glove - Investigating Glycocode
B.G. Davis
Chem. Ind. 2000, 134-138 | pdf
Glycomethanethiosulfonates: Powerful Reagents for Protein Glycosylation
B.G. Davis, M.A.T. Maughan, M.P. Green, A. Ullman, J.B. Jones
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2000, 11, 245-262 | pdf
Peptide Templated Glycosylation Reactions
R.J. Tennant-Eyles, B.G. Davis, A.J. Fairbanks
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2000, 11, 231-244 | pdf
1999
Recent Developments in Glycoconjugates
B.G. Davis
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1999, 3215-3237 | pdf
Altering the Specificity of subtilisin Bacillus lentus Through the Introduction of Positive Charge at Single Amino Acid Sites
B.G. Davis, K. Khumtaveepron, R.R. Bott, J.B. Jones
Bioorg. Med. Chem. 1999, 7, 2303-2312 | pdf
The Controlled Introduction of Multiple Negative Charge at Single Amino Acid Sites in Subtilisin Bacillus lentus
B.G. Davis, X. Shang, G. DeSantis, R.R. Bott, J. B. Jones
Bioorg. Med. Chem. 1999, 7, 2293-2302 | pdf
Glycoprotein Synthesis: From Glycobiological Tools to Tailor-made Catalysts
B.G. Davis, J.B. Jones
SynLett 1999, 1495-1507 | pdf
Peptide Templated Glycosidic Bond Formation: a New Strategy for Oligosaccharide Synthesis
R.J. Tennant-Eyles, B.G. Davis, A.J. Fairbanks
Chem. Commun. 1999, 1037-1038 | pdf
Tetrazoles of Manno- and Rhamno- Furanoses
B.G. Davis, R.J. Nash, A.A. Watson, C. Smith, G.W.J. Fleet
Tetrahedron 1999 55, 4501-4520 | pdf
Tetrazoles of Manno- and Rhamno- Pyranoses: Contrasting Inhibition of Mannosidases by [4.3.0] but of Rhamnosidase by [3.3.0] Bicyclic Tetrazoles
B.G. Davis, T.W. Brandstetter, L. Hackett, B.G. Winchester, R.J. Nash, AA. Watson, R.C. Griffiths, C. Smith, G.W.J. Fleet
Tetrahedron 1999, 55, 4489-4500 | pdf
1998
Controlled Site-Selective Glycosylation of Proteins by a Combined Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Chemical Modification Approach
B.G. Davis, R.C. Lloyd, J.B. Jones
J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 9614-9615 | pdf
5-epi-Deoxyrhamnojirimycin is a Potent Inhibitor of an α-L-Rhamnosidase: 5-epi-Deoxymannojirimycin is Not a Potent Inhibitor of an α-D-Mannosidase
B.G. Davis, A. Hull, C. Smith, R.J. Nash, A.A. Watson, D.A. Winkler, R.C. Griffiths, G.W.J. Fleet
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1998, 9, 2947-2960 | pdf
1997
Caesium Trifluoroacetate Displacement of Triflates in the Inversion of Alcohols
A.A. Bell, L. Pickering, M. Finn, C. de la Fuente, T.M. Krülle, B.G. Davis, G.W.J. Fleet
SynLett 1997, 1077-1078
1996
Inhibition of Naringinase (L-Rhamnosidase) by Piperidine Analogues of L-Rhamnose - Scaffolds for Libraries Incorporating Trihydroxypipecolic Acids
J.P. Shilvock, J.R. Wheatley, B. Davis, R.J. Nash, R.C. Griffiths, M.G.  Jones, M. Muller, S. Crook, D.J. Watkin, C. Smith, G.S. Besra, P.J. Brennan, G.W.J Fleet
Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 8569-8572
L-(+)-Swainsonine and Other Pyrrolidine Inhibitors of Naringinase - Through an Enzymatic Looking-Glass from D-Mannosidase To L-Rhamnosidase
B. Davis, A.A. Bell, R.J. Nash, A.A. Watson, R.C. Griffiths, M.G. Jones, C. Smith, G.W.J. Fleet
Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 8565-8568
Kinetic and Thermodynamic Azides from a-O-Triflates of g-Lactones: Intermediates for the Incorporation of Polyhydroxylated D- and L-α-Aminoacids into Combinatorial Libraries
T.M. Krülle, B. Davis, H. Ardron, D.D. Long, N.A. Hindle, C. Smith, D. Brown, A.L. Lane, D.J. Watkin, D. Marquess, G.W.J. Fleet
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1996, 1271-1272
1995
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Tetrazoles of Manno- and Rhamno- Pyranoses: Inhibition of Glycosidases by Tetrazoles and other Mannose Mimics
T.W. Brandstetter, B. Davis, D. Hyett, C. Smith, L. Hackett, B.G. Winchester, G.W.J. Fleet
Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 7511-7514
Tetrazoles of Manno- and Rhamno- Furanoses
B. Davis, T.W. Brandstetter, C. Smith, L. Hackett, B.G. Winchester, G.W.J. Fleet
Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 7507-7510

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