Octopus glycosides: multivalent molecular platforms for testing carbohydrate recognition and bacterial adhesion

- Synthesis of carbohydrate-centred cluster glycosides is reported.
- Application of octopus glycosides for dendrimer synthesis is described.
- Oligo-mannosylation leading to penta-, octa- and undecavalent cluster mannosides is discussed.
- Testing of octopus glycosides as inhibitors of bacterial adhesion is reported.