Synthesis of diverse glycosylphosphatidylinositol glycans from toxoplasma gondii and their application as vaccines and diagnostics

摘要

The present invention relates to the synthesis of GPI-related surface antigens of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii ( T. gondii ) and the resulting products obtained. These synthetic compounds are suitable for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis as well as a vaccine against toxoplasmosis, a diseases caused by infection with T. gondii. The compounds are of general formula (I).