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Parasite glycoconjugates. Part 16: Synthesis of a disaccharide and phosphorylated di- and tri-saccharides from Leishmania lipophosphoglycan.

A neutral disaccharide beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-alpha-D-Manp and phosphorylated di- and tri-saccharides beta-D-Galp-(1-->3)-[H(2)PO(3)-6]-beta-D-Galp-O[CH(2)](8)CHCH(2) and beta-D-Galp-(1-->3)-[H(2)PO(3)-6]-beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-alpha-D-Manp, which are fragments of the phosphoglycan portion of the surface lipophosphoglycan from Leishmania donovani (the disaccharide) or Leishmania major (all three compounds), were prepared and used as TLC standards to help the identification and differentiation of the elongating and branching beta-D-galactosyl transferase activities in Leishmania. The phosphosaccharides were synthesised using the H-phosphonate method for phosphorylation.

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The use of levoglucosenone and isolevoglucosenone as templates for the construction of C-linked disaccharides.

Because of their functionalities (enone, ketone, and acetal) and their bicyclic structure (steric factors), levoglucosenone (1,6-anhydro-3,4-dideoxy-beta-D-glycero-hex-3-enopyran-2-ulose) and isolevoglucosenone (1,6-anhydro-2,3-dideoxy-beta-D-glycero-hex-3-enopyran-4-ulose) are useful templates for the convergent and combinatorial synthesis of (1-->2), (1-->3), and (1-->4)-linked C-disaccharides in reactions combining them with sugar-derived carbaldehydes. Synthetic methods relying on conjugate nucleophilic additions of these enones, their combination with aluminum reagents and aldehydes (Baylis-Hillman reaction) and modified Takai-Hiyama-Nozaki-Kishi couplings of enol triflates derived from them with sugar-derived aldehydes are reviewed. Highly stereoselective methods have thus been developed. These allow the generation of disaccharide mimetics with a high molecular diversity.

Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate↗

A novel oligoalginate lyase from abalone, Haliotis discus hannai, that releases disaccharide from alginate polymer in an exolytic manner.

We previously reported the isolation and cDNA cloning of an endolytic alginate lyase, HdAly, from abalone Haliotis discus hannai [Carbohydr. Res.2003, 338, 2841-2852]. Although HdAly preferentially degraded mannuronate-rich substrates, it was incapable of degrading unsaturated oligomannuronates smaller than tetrasaccharide. In the present study, we used conventional chromatographic techniques to isolate a novel unsaturated-trisaccharide-degrading enzyme, named HdAlex, from the digestive fluid of the abalone. The HdAlex showed a molecular weight of 32,000 on SDS-PAGE and could degrade not only unsaturated trisaccharide but also alginate and mannuronate-rich polymers at an optimal pH and temperature of 7.1 and 42 degrees C, respectively. Upon digestion of alginate polymer, HdAlex decreased the viscosity of the alginate at a slower rate than did HdAly, producing only unsaturated disaccharide without any intermediate oligosaccharides. These results indicate that HdAlex degrades the alginate polymer in an exolytic manner. Because HdAlex split saturated trisaccharide producing unsaturated disaccharide, we considered that this enzyme cleaved the alginate at the second glycoside linkage from the reducing terminus. The primary structure of HdAlex was deduced with cDNAs amplified from an abalone hepatopancreas cDNA library by the polymerase chain reaction. The translational region of 822 bp in the total 887-bp sequence of HdAlex cDNA encoded an amino-acid sequence of 273 residues. The N-terminal sequence of 16 residues, excluding the initiation methionine, was regarded as the signal peptide of this enzyme. The amino-acid sequence of the remaining 256 residues shared 62-67% identities with those of the polysaccharide lyase family-14 (PL14) enzymes such as HdAly and turban-shell alginate lyase SP2. To our knowledge, HdAlex is the first exolytic oligoalginate lyase belonging to PL14.

Alginates↗

Separation of sodiated isobaric disaccharides and trisaccharides using electrospray ionization-atmospheric pressure ion mobility-time of flight mass spectrometry.

A series of isobaric disaccharide-alditols, four derived from O-linked glycoproteins, and select trisaccharides were rapidly resolved using tandem high resolution atmospheric pressure ion-mobility time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Electrospray ionization was used to create the gas-phase sodium adducts of each carbohydrate. Using this technique it was possible to separate up to three isobaric disaccharide alditols and three trisaccharides in the gas phase. Reduced mobility values and experimentally determined ion-neutral cross sections are reported for each sodium-carbohydrate complex. These studies demonstrated that ion mobility separations at atmospheric pressure can provide a high-resolution dimension for analysis of carbohydrate ions that is complementary to traditional mass spectral (m/z) ion analysis. Combining these independent principles for separation of ions provides a powerful new bioanalytical tool for the identification of isomeric carbohydrates.

Disaccharides↗

Validation of a heparan sulfate-derived disaccharide as a marker of accumulation in murine mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA.

Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA (MPS IIIA) is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder resulting from sulfamidase deficiency, which leads to accumulation of heparan sulfate within lysosomes. We have determined the time-course of accumulation of a disaccharide [hexosamine-N-sulfate[alpha-1,4]hexuronic acid; HNS-UA] marker of heparan sulfate storage within the brain, liver, and spleen of a naturally occurring mouse model of MPS IIIA. HNS-UA is detectable in the brain of affected mice on the day of birth, when it is significantly increased compared to normal control mice. As mice age, this compound steadily accumulates until a plateau is reached at approximately 20-weeks. A similar rate of accumulation of HNS-UA is seen in the liver and spleen of affected mice. Intracerebral delivery of recombinant human sulfamidase reduced the amount of HNS-UA present in segments of the brain receiving the correcting enzyme, thus demonstrating the effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy within the central nervous system of affected mice. This finding therefore provides evidence for the use of the disaccharide HNS-UA to monitor the effect of therapies for this condition in humans, when treatment strategies are devised.

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Configurational requirements of the sugar moiety for the pharmacological activity of anthracycline disaccharides.

The amino sugar is recognized to be a critical determinant of the activity of anthracycline monosaccharides related to doxorubicin and daunorubicin. In an attempt to improve the pharmacological properties of such agents, novel anthracycline disaccharides have been designed in which the amino sugar, daunosamine, is separated from the aglycone by another carbohydrate moiety. In the present study, we examined the influence of the orientation of the second sugar residue on drug biochemical and biological properties in a series of closely related analogs. This structure-activity relationship study showed that the substitution of the daunosamine for the disaccharide moiety dramatically reduced the cytotoxic potency of the drug in the 4-methoxy series (daunorubicin analogs). In contrast, in the 4-demethoxy series (idarubicin analogs), the C-4 axial, but not the equatorial, configuration conferred a cytotoxic potency and antitumor activity comparable to that of doxorubicin. The configuration also influenced the drug's ability to stimulate topoisomerase II alpha-mediated DNA cleavage. Indeed, the glycosides with the equatorial orientation were ineffective as topoisomerase II poisons, whereas the compounds with axial orientation were active, although the daunorubicin analog exhibited a lower activity than the idarubicin analog. It is conceivable that the axial orientation allows an optimal interaction of the drug with the DNA-enzyme complex only in the absence of the methoxy group. Our results are consistent with a critical role of the sugar moiety in drug interaction with the target enzyme in the ternary complex.

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Enzymatic synthesis of fucose-containing disaccharides employing the partially purified alpha-L-fucosidase from Penicillium multicolor.

The alpha-L-Fucp-(1 --> 3)-D-GlcpNAc disaccharide structure is a vital core unit of the oligosaccharide components of glycoconjugates isolated from human milk and blood group substances. Alpha-L-Fucosidase from Penicillium multicolor catalyses the transfer of L-fucose from donor structures such as alpha-L-FucpOpNP and alpha-L-FucpF to various GlcpNAc derivatives and Glcp, forming alpha-(1 --> 3) linkages. The synthesis of several biologically relevant disaccharides including alpha-L-Fucp-(1 --> 3)-alpha-D-GlcpNAcOMe, alpha-L-Fucp-(1 --> 3)-alpha-D-GlcpNAcOAll, alpha-L-Fucp-(1 --> 3)-beta-D-GlcpNAcOAll, alpha-L-Fucp-(1 --> 3)-D-GlcpNAc and alpha-L-Fucp-(1 --> 3)-D-Glcp has been achieved in up to 34% yields by application of this enzyme.

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Syntheses of beta-D-GalpNAc4SO3-(1-->4)-L-IdopA2SO3, a disaccharide fragment of dermatan sulfate, and of its methyl alpha-L-glycoside derivative.

The syntheses of sodium (sodium 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-sulfonato-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1-->4)-(sodium 2-O-sulfonato-L-idopyran)uronate, a disaccharide fragment of dermatan sulfate, and of its methyl alpha-L-glycoside derivative are reported for the first time. The use of 4-O-acetyl-3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-trichloroacetamido-1-O-trichloroacetimidoyl-alpha-D-galactopyranose, readily prepared from a D-gluco precursor, allowed the stereocontrolled and high yielding coupling with the low reactive 4-hydroxyl group of L-iduronic acid ester derivatives. Classical transformation of the disaccharide products into the target molecules was achieved in high yield.

Dermatan Sulfate↗

Secondary structure in glycosaminoglycuronans: N.M.R. spectra in dimethyl sulphoxide of disaccharides related to hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate.

1H-N.m.r.spectra for solutions in dimethyl sulphoxide-d6 of disaccharides related to hyaluronate and chondroitin sulphate are compared with those of their methylated derivatives. All resonances, including those of HO and HN groups, have been assigned. The temperature and concentration dependences suggest that HO-4 of the hexosamine residue in hyalobiouronate (but not that in chondrosinate) is hydrogen-bonded to O-5 of the uronic acid residue. The resonance of HO-2 of the uronate residue of chondrosinate also shows anomalies that may arise from intra-residue hydrogen-bonding. These findings confirm the existence of some features previously suggested to be present in glycosaminoglycuronan polymers. The resonance of HO-4 of the uronate residue in the disaccharides and in sodium (methyl alpha-D-glucopyranosid)uronate behaves as though there was a hydrogen bond between the carboxylate group and HO-4.

Carbohydrate Conformation↗

The 13C-N.M.R. spectra of disaccharides of D-glucose, D-galactose, and L-rhamnose as models for immunological polysaccharides.

Complete assignments of the 13C-n.m.r. spectra of disaccharides having beta-glycosidic linkages are presented and discussed. The disaccharides of D-glucose, D-galactose, L-rhamnose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose, and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose are model compounds for 13C-n.m.r. studies of immunological polysaccharides. Changing the nature of the reducing glucopyranose rings (D-glucose to L-rhamnose) has no important influence on the chemical shifts of the carbons of the non-reducing glucopyranose ring (D-glucose). The converse is also true: the chemical shifts of the carbons of the reducing glucopyranose ring (L-rhamnose) are not noticeably affected by a change of the non-reducing unit (D-glucose to D-galactose or 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose).

Disaccharides↗

The synthesis of alpha and beta-(1 less than 2) and-(1 less than 3)-linked glucopyranose disaccharides and their protein conjugates.

2,3,4-Tri-O-benzyl-6-O-(N-phenylcarbamoyl)-1-O-tosyl-D-glucopyranose and 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-2-O-p-nitrobenzoyl-1-O-tosyl-D-glucopyranose were allowed to react with partially blocked 2-[4-p-toluenesulfonamido) phenyl]ethyl alpha- and beta-D-glucopyranosides. Disaccharides having the structure alpha-D-Glcp-(1 goes to 2)-alpha-D-Glcp, alpha-D-Glcp-(1 goes to 3)-alpha-D-Glcp, beta-D-Glcp-(1 goes to 2)-beta-D-Glcp, and beta-D-Glcp-(1 goes to 3)-alpha-D-Glcp were synthesized. The oligosaccharides were debenzylated with sodium in liquid ammonia to give disaccharides having a free primary aromatic amino group, which were converted into isothiocyanate derivatives and then coupled to various proteins to give the corresponding conjugates.

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Chemical synthesis and seroreactivity of O-(3,6-di-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1----4)-O-(2,3-di-O-methyl- alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(1----9)-oxynonanoyl-bovine serum albumin--the leprosy-specific, natural disaccharide-octyl-neoglycoprotein.

The outer disaccharide segment, namely, O-(3,6-di-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1----4)-2,3-di-O-methyl-alpha -L-rhamnopyranose, of the trisaccharide-containing, leprosy-specific, phenolic glycolipid I has been synthesized as the 8-(methoxycarbonyl)octyl glycoside in high yield and absolute stereospecificity by a series of modified Koenigs-Knorr and Helferich reactions. A particular feature of the synthetic pathway involves methylation of the 2-hydroxyl group of the rhamnose moiety under neutral conditions, after first preparing the 8-(methoxycarbonyl)octyl glycoside as the alpha anomer via the 1,2-orthoacetate, and thus precluding the possible formation of an anomeric mixture. The 8-(methoxycarbonyl)octyl O-(3,6-di-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1----4)-2,3-di-O-methyl-alpha -L-rhamnopyranoside was converted into the crystalline hydrazide, and this was coupled to bovine serum albumin (BSA), via intermediate acyl-azide formation, to produce the corresponding neoglycoprotein, O-(3,6-di-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)- (1----4)-O-(2,3-di-O-methyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)- (1----9)-oxynonanoyl-BSA, the so-called natural disaccharide-octyl-BSA. Extensive serological testing of this product against sera from leprosy patients and control populations, and comparison with the native glycolipid and previously synthesized neoglycoproteins, have shown that it is unparalleled in terms of sensitivity and specificity, and highly suited to replace the native glycolipid for the serodiagnosis of worldwide lepromatous leprosy.

Antigens, Bacterial↗

Chemical synthesis of disaccharides of the specific phenolic glycolipid antigens from Mycobacterium leprae and of related sugars.

O-(3,6-Di-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1----4)-2,3,-di-O-methyl-L -rhamnopyranose, which is the nonreducing disaccharide of the haptenic trisaccharide of the Mycobacterium leprae-specific, phenolic glycolipid I, O-(6-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1----4)-2,3-di-O-methyl-L-rhamn opyranose, the nonreducing end of the specific, phenolic glycolipid III, and the nonhaptenic O-beta-(D-glucopyranosyl)-(1----4)-2,3-di-O-methyl-L-rhamnopyranose++ +, were synthesized in relatively good yield from 3-O-methyl-D-glucose, or D-glucose, and L-rhamnose via Koenigs-Knorr reactions. These disaccharides can be used as precursors in the synthesis of the trisaccharide unit of phenolic glycolipid I and of neoglycoconjugates suitable for the serodiagnosis of leprosy.

Antigens, Bacterial↗

[Synthesis of polydeoxygenated and iodinated disaccharides].

3-Amino-polydeoxy disaccharides have been prepared by condensation of a glycal with methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-erythro-(or threo)-hex-2-enopyranoside in the presence of N-iodosuccinimide. After acid hydrolysis of the glycoside, 1,4-addition of hydrazoic acid to the corresponding hex-2-enopyranose led to 3-azido-disaccharides which were acetylated. Reduction of the azido group gave 2,2'-dideoxy- or 2,2'-dideoxy-2'-iodo compounds. Condensation of O-(3,4-di-O-acetyl-2,6-dideoxy-2-iodo-alpha-L-manno-hexopy-rano syl)-(1----4)-1- O-acetyl-2,3,6-trideoxy-3-trifluoroacetamido-alpha-L-arabino-he xopyranose with daunomycinone, followed by 3',4'-O-deacetylation produced the new anthracycline, 7-O-[O-(2,6-dideoxy-2-iodo-alpha-L-manno-hexopyranosyl)-(1----4)-2,3,6- trideoxy-3-trifluoroacetamido-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl]-da uno-mycinone.

Carbohydrate Sequence↗

Synthesis of linear-type chondroitin clusters having a C8 spacer between disaccharide moieties and enzymatic transfer of D-glucuronic acid to the artificial glycans.

Newly designed linear-type glycoclusters were synthesized which involve a chondroitin repeating disaccharide ligand and a hydrophobic octyl ether spacer. The spacer mimics the corresponding disaccharide unit. Repeating elongation of the pseudo-tetrasaccharide that was derived from the common cluster unit [-->8)-octyl-(1-->3)-beta-D-Gal-NAc-(1-->4)-beta-D-GlcA-(1-->] allowed the syntheses of up to the pseudo-decasaccharide analog of chondroitin. An enzymatic D-GlcA transfer at the non-reducing end of the synthesized artificial glycans by GlcATase II was observed.

Carbohydrate Sequence↗

Synthesis of four glycosides of a disaccharide fragment representing the terminus of the O-polysaccharide of Vibrio cholerae O:1, serotype Inaba, bearing aglycons suitable for linking to proteins.

Methyl 4-azido-3-O-benzyl-4,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranoside was converted into the crystalline 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 4-azido-2-O-benzoyl-3-O-benzyl-4,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranoside. Debenzoylation of the latter, followed by glycosylation of the resulting 2-hydroxy derivative with 2-O-acetyl-4-azido-4,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl chloride, gave the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl glycoside of the corresponding disaccharide (8). Deacetylation of 8, followed by reduction of the resulting 4-azido-2-hydroxy derivative with H2S, gave the corresponding amine 10. The latter was treated with 4-O-benzyl-3-deoxy-L-glycero-tetronic acid to give, after debenzylation and acetylation, the fully protected 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl alpha-glycoside of the disaccharide fragment of the O-PS of Vibrio cholerae O:1, serotype Inaba (13). Compound 13 was transformed into the corresponding 1-trichloroacetimidate which was treated, separately, with methyl 6-hydroxy-hexanoate and 2-(2-methoxycarbonylethylthio)ethanol, to give two analogs of 13 possessing a differing linkage arm, namely the methyl esters 16 and 17. Each of 16 and 17 was treated with aqueous sodium hydroxide, followed by a cation-exchange resin, to give the two corresponding carboxylic acids (19 and 22). Alternately, treatment of 16 and 17 with hydrazine hydrate gave the acid hydrazides 20 and 23.

Carbohydrate Conformation↗

Use of a phenyl 1-selenogalactofuranoside as a glycosyl donor for the synthesis of galactofuranosyl-containing disaccharides.

The use of acetylated phenyl 1-seleno-beta-D-galactofuranoside as a glycosyl donor for the synthesis of protected D-Galf-beta-(1-->3)-alpha-D-Manp as its methyl or ethylthio glycoside has been demonstrated. Activation of the selenoglycoside over a thioglycoside acceptor by NIS/TfOH is extremely selective and gives the ethylthio disaccharide in 91% yield. The parent disaccharide is found as a terminal and branched unit in the lipopeptidophosphoglycan oligosaccharides of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease.

Animals↗

Synthesis of terminal disaccharide elements corresponding to the Ogawa and Inaba antigenic determinant from Vibrio cholerae O1.

Vibrio cholerae O1 LPS terminal mono- and disaccharide elements were synthesized by reduction of the azido group in several 4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-D-mannose mono- and disaccharide derivatives, followed by coupling with 2, 4-di-O-acetyl-3-deoxy-L-glycero-tetronic acid in the presence of 2-ethoxy-1-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline. This compound represents a useful model in order to elucidate the size of the epitopes which define Ogawa and Inaba serotypes from Vibrio cholerae O1.

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