Synthesis of N-glycan oxazolines: donors for endohexosaminidase catalysed glycosylation

Thomas W. D. F. Rising, Timothy D. W. Claridge, Nicola Davies, David P. Gamblin, James W. B. Moir, Antony J. Fairbanks

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Abstract

Oxazoline mono-, di-, tri- and hexasaccharides, corresponding to the core components of N-linked glycoprotein high mannose glycans, are synthesised as potential glycosyl donors for endohexosaminidase catalysed glycosylation of glycopeptides and glycoprotein remodelling. The crucial beta-D-Manp-(1 -> 4)-D-GlcpNAc linkage is synthesised via epimerisation of gluco disaccharide substrates by sequential triflation and nucleophilic substitution. Oxazolines are formed directly from the anomeric OPMP protected N-acetyl glucosamine derivatives. Efficient endohexosaminidase catalysed glycosylation of a synthetic beta-D-GlcpNAcAsn glycosyl amino acid is demonstrated with the trisaccharide oxazoline donor. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1574-1596
Number of pages23
JournalCARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
Volume341
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jul 2006

Keywords

  • endoglycosidase
  • endohexosaminidase
  • oxazoline
  • N-glycan
  • transglycosylation
  • protein remodelling
  • SUBSTRATE-ASSISTED CATALYSIS
  • LINKED SUGAR CHAINS
  • CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS
  • ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE MOIETIES
  • COMPLEX-TYPE
  • OLIGOSACCHARIDES
  • GLYCOPEPTIDES
  • TRANSGLYCOSYLATION
  • MANNOPYRANOSIDES
  • GLYCOPROTEINS

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