Stereoselective synthesis of the trisaccharide moiety of ganglioside HLG-2

J Org Chem. 2014 Jan 17;79(2):797-802. doi: 10.1021/jo402378a. Epub 2013 Dec 24.

Abstract

The glycan portion of ganglioside HLG-2, which was identified in the extracts of the sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota , was synthesized in a highly efficient and stereoselective manner. The unusual sequence of the trisaccharide moiety, α-N-glycolylsialyl-(2,4)-α-N-acetylsialyl-(2,6)-glucoside, was assembled by stereoselective coupling of a 5-N,4-O-carbonyl-protected sialyl phosphate donor, a N-2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl (Troc)-protected sialyl acceptor, and a (trimethylsilyl)ethyl-β-glucosyl acceptor in high yield. The synthesis featured the high-yielding construction of two α-sialyl linkages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Conformation
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Gangliosides / chemical synthesis*
  • Gangliosides / chemistry
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • 1-O-((N-glycolylneuraminosyl)-(2-4)-(N-acetylneuraminosyl)-(2-6)glucopyranosyl)ceramide
  • Gangliosides