Benzimidazoles in the Reaction of Enzymatic Transglycosylation

Abstract

Substrate activity of a broad spectrum of derivatives of benzimidazole in the reaction of enzymatic ribo- and 2-deoxyribosylation catalyzed by purine nucleoside phosphorylase of whole cells of E. coli BMT-1D/1A has been studied. Guanosine or 2′-deoxyguanosine were used as glycosyl donors.