On-chip biosynthesis of GM1 pentasaccharide-related complex glycans

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Dec 18;55(1):71-74. doi: 10.1039/c8cc06526h.

Abstract

A functional glycan chip combined with on-chip enzymatic glycosylation was developed to prepare complex glycan sources and to apply glycan-involved applications simultaneously. GM3 trisaccharide, GM2 tetrasaccharide, and GM1 pentasaccharide were successfully directly biosynthesized on lactose-immobilized surfaces through three consecutive glycosyltransferase reactions along with small amounts of enzymes and donors, without any additional processes. Biosynthesized GM1 pentasaccharide-related complex glycans were demonstrated to provide information on the substrate specificity of whole cholera toxin. Thus, the proposed on-chip glycan biosynthesis system can provide a new direction toward obtaining complex glycan sources and complex glycan-involved applications such as glycan-protein interaction analysis and glycan biomarker-based diagnosis.

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / methods*
  • Cholera Toxin / analysis
  • Cholera Toxin / metabolism
  • Glycosylation
  • Glycosyltransferases / genetics
  • Glycosyltransferases / metabolism
  • Lactose / chemistry
  • Lactose / metabolism
  • Oligosaccharides / biosynthesis*
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • GM1 pentasaccharide
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Cholera Toxin
  • Glycosyltransferases
  • Lactose