Naturally occurring hybrids derived from γ-amino acids and sugars with potential tail to tail ether-bonds

Abstract The basic substances of life include various amino acids and sugars. To search such molecules is the precondition to understand the essential nature. Here we reported four unprecedented hybrids of γ -amino acids and sugars from the roots of Ranunculus ternatus , which possess potential tail to tail ether-connected (6,6-ether-connected) modes in the sugar moiety. The structures of these hybrids were elucidated by extensive analyses of spectra and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) method.