665019-69-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Glycosyltransferase activity can be selectively modulated by chemical modifications of acceptor substrates
Galan, M. Carmen,Dodson, Christopher S.,Venot, Andre P.,Boons, Geert-Jan
, p. 2205 - 2208 (2007/10/03)
A range of N-acetyllactosamine derivatives, which are modified by a wide range of functionalities at C-2′ and C-6, have been synthesised and the kinetic parameters of transfer catalysed by recombinant α-2,6-sialyltransferase and α-1,3-fucoyltra
Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of conformationally constrained oligosaccharides.
Galan, M Carmen,Venot, Andre P,Glushka, John,Imberty, Anne,Boons, Geert-Jan
, p. 3891 - 3899 (2007/10/03)
N-Acetyllactosamine derivative 4, which has a methylene amide tether between C-6 and C-2', was enzymatically glycosylated using rat liver alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6GalI) or recombinant human fucosyltransferase V (FucT-V) to give conformationally constrained trisaccharides 5 and 6, respectively. The methylene amide linker of 4 was installed by a two-step procedure, which involved acylation of a C-6 amino function of a LacNAc derivative with chloroacetic anhydride followed by macrocyclization by nucleophilic displacement of the chloride by a C-2' hydroxyl. The conformational properties of 4 were determined by a combination of NOE and trans-glycosidic heteronuclear coupling constant measurements and molecular mechanics simulations and these studies established that the glycosidic linkage of 4 is conformationally constrained and resides in only one of the several energy minima accessible to LacNAc. The apparent kinetic parameters of transfer to LacNAc and conformationally constrained saccharides 3 and 4 indicates that fucosyltransferase V recognize LacNAc in its A-conformer whereas alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase recognizes the B-conformer of LacNAc.
