A research group led by Professor Shin-ichiro Shoda at Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University and the Noguchi Institute have developed a quantity synthesis method of oligosaccharide to sterilize or suppress the growth of Helicobacter pylori, which causes stomach cancer and gastric ulcer.  Oligosaccharide as synthetic target is α-linked monosaccharides consisting of N-acetylglucosamine and galactose.  It can be produced through two processes in water using dehydration-condensation agent and enzymes.

 The research result will be presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan at Kanagawa University starting March 26, 2011.

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Professor Shin-ichiro Shoda
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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