Heavily fluorinated carbohydrates as enzyme substrates: Oxidation of tetrafluorinated galactose by galactose oxidase

Abstract

Galactose oxidase (GOase) was shown to oxidise several C2/C3 fluorinated galactose analogues. Interestingly, the enzyme was able to distinguish between the 2,3-tetrafluorinated galactose and its epimeric glucose analogue, and this represents the first reported biotransformation of a heavily fluorinated sugar. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.