Preparation and biological activities of castanospermine and 6-O-butanoyl castanospermine

Ren Peng, Haobo Xie, Liang Wu,

Abstract

Castanospermine and 6-O-butanoyl castanospermine have attracted considerable interest because they have been found to have tremendous potential in some disorders such as diabetes, viral infection, immunosuppressive deficiencies and tumor metastasis etc. The preparative and biological aspects of castanospermine and 6-O-butanoyl castanospermine were covered in the review.