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Synthesis of the (1→6)-linked thiodisaccharide of galactofuranose: Inhibitory activity against a β-galactofuranosidase
Repetto, Evangelina,Marino, Carla,Varela, Oscar
, p. 3327 - 3333 (2013)
A new (1→6)-linked thiodisaccharide formed by two galactofuranosyl units has been synthesized. Methyl (methyl α,β-d-galactofuranosid) uronate was employed as the starting compound, which was per-O-silylated with TBSCl and reduced with LiAlH4 to afford methyl 2,3,5-tri-O-tert- butyldimethylsilyl-β-d-galactofuranoside (2β) as a key precursor for the preparation of methyl per-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-6-thio-β-d- galactofuranoside (12). The free thiol group of 12 was glycosylated and the product O-deprotected to afford the target β-d-Galf-S-(1→6)-β-d- Galf-OMe (14). The conformations of this thiodisaccharide were preliminarily studied using combined theoretical calculations and NMR data. Furthermore, the glycomimetic 14 showed to be a competitive inhibitor of the β- galactofuranosidase from Penicillum fellutanum (Ki = 3.62 mM).
