My research interests include the study of synthetic carbohydrate chemistry and the biological interactions of complex carbohydrates. This has included work on the synthesis of bacterial cell-wall carbohydrate antigens, the chemical synthesis of glycopeptides, and the synthesis of enzyme substrates of carbohydrate origin. These interests are reflected in the publications shown below.

My research interests include the study of synthetic carbohydrate chemistry and the biological interactions of complex carbohydrates.  This has included work on the synthesis of bacterial cell-wall carbohydrate antigens, the chemical synthesis of glycopeptides, and the synthesis of enzyme substrates of carbohydrate origin.

1. Rich,J.R; McGavin, R.S.;Gardner, R.; Reimer, K.B., (1999), "Synthesis of rhamnogalacturonan I oligosaccharides: synthesis of a tetrasaccharide intermedidate", Tetrahedron: Asymmetry. 10, 17. Click here to download a copy in pdf file format 2. Reimer, K.; Meldal, M.; Kusumoto, S.; Fukase, K.; Bock, K., (1993), "Small Scale Solid-Phase 0-Glycopeptide Synthesis of Linear and Cyclized Hexapeptides from Blood Clotting Factor IX Containing 0-(a-D-Xyl-1-3-a-D-Xyl-1-3-B-D-Glc)-L-Ser" , J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I, 925. 3. Reimer, K.B.; Gidney, M.A.J.; Bundle, D.R.; Pinto, B.M., (1992), "lmmunochemical Characterization of Polyclonal and Monoclonal Streptococcus Group A Antibodies by Chemically Defined Glycoconjugates and Synthetic Oligosaccharides", Carbohydr. Res., 232, 131. 4. Reimer, K.B.; Harris, S.L.; Varma, V.; Pinto, M.B., (1992), "Convergent Synthesis of Higher-Order Oligosaccharides Corresponding to the Cell-Wall Polysaccharide of the B-Hemolytic Streptococci Group A. A Branched Hexasaccharide Hapten.", Carbohydr. Res., 228, 399.