Synthesis and biological activities of glycosphingolipid analogues from marine sponge Aplysinella rhax

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Nov 1;17(21):5912-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.07.108. Epub 2007 Aug 29.

Abstract

A novel glycosphingolipid, beta-D-GalNAcp(1-->4)[alpha-D- Fucp(1-->3)]-beta-D-GlcNAcp(1-->)Cer (1), isolated from the marine sponge Aplysinella rhax, has a unique structure, with D-fucose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine attached to a reducing-end N-acetyl-D-glucosamine through an alpha1-->3 and beta1-->4 linkage, respectively. We synthesized glycolipid analogues carrying a 2-branched fatty alkyl residue or a 2-trimethylsilyl ethyl residue in place of ceramide (2 and 3), non-natural type trisaccharide analogue containing an L-fucose residue (4), and other analogues (5 and 6). Among these prepared compounds, 2 showed the most potent nitric oxide (NO) production inhibitory activity against LPS-activated J774.1 cells. In addition, their structure-activity relationships were established.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Cell Line
  • Glycosphingolipids / chemical synthesis*
  • Glycosphingolipids / chemistry
  • Glycosphingolipids / isolation & purification
  • Glycosphingolipids / pharmacology*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

  • Glycosphingolipids