An excursion into the chemistry of N- and C-glycosides of D-galacturonic acid [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Gnuni Karapetyan

AN EXCURSION INTO THE CHEMISTRY OF N- AND C-GLYCOSIDES OF D-GALACTURONIC ACID DISSERTATION zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Rostock vorgelegt von Gnuni Karapetyan geb. am 08.09.1981 Rostock, April 2008 [urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2008-0045-2] Dekan: Prof. Dr. Dieter Neßelmann Gutachter der Dissertation: 1. Prof. Dr. Christian Vogel 2. Prof. Dr. Udo Kragl Termin der mündlichen Prüfung: 21.05.2008 1. Prüfer: Prof. Dr. Christian Vogel (Hauptfach: Organische Chemie) 2. Prüfer: PD. Dr. Birgit Tiefenbach (Nebenfach: Toxikologie) Termin des wissenschaftlichen Kolloqiums: 03.06.2008 If you want to build a ship don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine-Marie-Roger de Saint-Exupery ___________________________________________________________________________ Preface The presented work in this dissertation was carried out from July 2005 till November 2007 at the Institute of Chemistry at the University of Rostock. I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Christian Vogel, for his continuous support and insightful comments on my work. I have highly benefited from his scientific and personal experience. Prof.