X-Ray crystallographic analysis of 2,6-anhydro-N-methyl-D-glycero-D-ido-heptonamide: the first example of a simple glucose analogue with a skew boat structure

Single crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis of 2,6-anhydro-N-methyl-D-glycero-D-ido-heptonamide and a crystallographic binding study with glycogen phosphorylase show an unexpected skew boat conformation for the glucose analogue.