I-2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranosyl 2,2,2-trichloroacetimidate iyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali evame ukusetshenziswa kumakhemikhali we-carbohydrate kanye nokusabela kwe-glycosylation.Iphuma ku-α-D-galactopyranose, uhlobo lukashukela, lapho amaqembu e-hydroxyl asezindaweni ezingu-2, 3, 4, nezi-6 zendandatho ye-galactopyranose ane-acetylated.Ukwengeza, i-anomeric carbon (C1) yoshukela ivikelwe ngeqembu le-trichloroacetimidate, elenza i-electrophile eqinile ngesikhathi sokusabela kwe-glycosylation.
I-compound ivame ukusetshenziswa njenge-ejenti ye-glycosylating ukwethula izingxenye ze-galactose kuma-molecule ahlukahlukene, njengamaprotheni, ama-peptides, noma ama-molecule amancane.Lokhu kungafezwa ngokuphendula le nhlanganisela nge-nucleophile (isb, amaqembu e-hydroxyl ku-molecule eqondiwe) ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele.Iqembu le-trichloroacetimidate lenza kube lula ukunamathiselwa kwe-galactose moiety ku-molecule eqondiwe, okuholela ekwakhekeni kwebhondi ye-glycosidic.
Lesi sakhi sivame ukusetshenziswa ekuhlanganiseni ama-glycoconjugates, glycopeptides, nama-glycolipids.Inikeza indlela eguquguqukayo nephumelelayo yokushintsha ama-molecule ngezinsalela ze-galactose, ezingaba usizo emikhakheni eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa izifundo zebhayoloji, izinhlelo zokulethwa kwezidakamizwa, noma ukuthuthukiswa komgomo.