Synthesis of glycoconjugates of the lewis y epitope and uses thereof

摘要

The present invention provides a method of synthesizing an allyl pentasaccharide having the structure:as well as related oligosaccharide ceramides and other glycoconjugates useful as vaccines for inducing antibodies to epithelial cancer cells in an adjuvant therapy therefor, and in a method for preventing recurrence of epithelial cancer.