Sialyl Le.sup.x analogues as inhibitors of cellular adhesion

摘要

The present invention relates to analogues of sialyl Le.sup.x that inhibit cellular adhesion between a selectin and cells that express sialyl Le.sup.x on their surfaces, as well as methods and compositions using the same, intermediates and methods for the preparation of the cellular adhesion inhibitor compounds and their intermediates. A contemplated intermediate or inhibitor compound has a structure that corresponds to that of Formula A, ##STR1##