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Direct Synthesis of para-Nitrophenyl Glycosides from Reducing Sugars in Water
Fairbanks, Antony J.,Qiu, Xin
supporting information, (2020/03/24)
Reducing sugars may be directly converted into the corresponding para-nitrophenyl (pNP) glycosides using 2-chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride (DMC), para-nitrophenol, and a suitable base in aqueous solution. The reaction is stereoselective for sugars with either a hydroxyl or an acetamido group at position 2, yielding the 1,2-trans pNP glycosides. A judicious choice of base allows extension to di-and oligosaccharide substrates, including a complex N-glycan oligosaccharide isolated from natural sources, without the requirement of any protecting group manipulations
Development and optimization of a competitive binding assay for the galactophilic low affinity lectin LecA from: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Joachim, Ines,Rikker, Sebastian,Hauck, Dirk,Ponader, Daniela,Boden, Sophia,Sommer, Roman,Hartmann, Laura,Titz, Alexander
, p. 7933 - 7948 (2016/08/30)
Infections with the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa result in a high mortality among immunocompromised patients and those with cystic fibrosis. The pathogen can switch from planktonic life to biofilms, and thereby shields itself against antibiotic treatment and host immune defense to establish chronic infections. The bacterial protein LecA, a C-type lectin, is a virulence factor and an integral component for biofilm formation. Inhibition of LecA with its carbohydrate ligands results in reduced biofilm mass, a potential Achilles heel for treatment. Here, we report the development and optimization of a fluorescence polarization-based competitive binding assay with LecA for application in screening of potential inhibitors. As a consequence of the low affinity of d-galactose for LecA, the fluorescent ligand was optimized to reduce protein consumption in the assay. The assay was validated using a set of known inhibitors of LecA and IC50 values in good agreement with the known Kd values were obtained. Finally, we employed the optimized assay to screen sets of synthetic thio-galactosides and natural blood group antigens and report their structure-activity relationship. In addition, we evaluated a multivalent fluorescent assay probe for LecA and report its applicability in an inhibition assay.
Glycosynthase with broad substrate specificity-an efficient biocatalyst for the construction of oligosaccharide library
Wei, Jinhua,Lv, Xun,Lue, Yang,Yang, Gangzhu,Fu, Lifeng,Yang, Liu,Wang, Jianjun,Gao, Jianhui,Cheng, Shuihong,Duan, Qian,Jin, Cheng,Li, Xuebing
supporting information, p. 2414 - 2419 (2013/05/23)
A versatile glycosynthase (TnG-E338A) with strikingly broad substrate scope has been developed from Thermus nonproteolyticus β-glycosidase (TnG) by using site-directed mutagenesis. The practical utility of this biocatalyst has been demonstrated by the facile generation of a small library containing various oligosaccharides and a steroidal glycoside (total 25 compounds) in up to 100 % isolated yield. Moreover, an array of eight gluco-oligosaccharides has been readily synthesized by the enzyme in a one-pot, parallel reaction, which highlights its potential in the combinatorial construction of a carbohydrate library that will assist glycomic and glycotherapeutic research. Significantly, the enzyme provides a means by which glycosynthase technology may be extended to combinatorial chemistry.
