ABSTRACT
Amphiphilic 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosylamides were synthesized from N-protected glucosamine derivatives via N-glycosidation with fatty amines, subsequent N-acylation with fatty acid derivatives and deprotection. They could further be modified with amino acids to give peptido-glycopyranosyl amides, some of which exhibited strong immunostimulatory (BAY Q8939, 8) or immunoadjuvant (BAY R1005, 9) activities.