%0 Journal Article %T A Facile Synthesis of Fully Protected meso-Diaminopimelic Acid (DAP) and Its Application to the Preparation of Lipophilic N-Acyl iE-DAP %A Yukako Saito %A Yuichi Yoshimura %A Hideaki Wakamatsu %A Hiroki Takahata %J Molecules %D 2013 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/molecules18011162 %X Synthesis of beneficial protected meso-DAP 9 by cross metathesis of the Garner aldehyde-derived vinyl glycine 1b with protected allyl glycine 2 in the presence of Grubbs second-generation catalyst was performed. Preparation of lipophilic N-acyl iE-DAP as potent agonists of NOD 1-mediated immune response from 9 is described. %K protected meso-diaminopimelic acid %K N-acyl iE-DAP %K cross metathesis %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/1/1162