Total Synthesis of the Congested, Bisphosphorylated Morganella morganii Zwitterionic Trisaccharide Repeating Unit

J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Aug 14;141(32):12939-12945. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b06830. Epub 2019 Aug 1.

Abstract

Zwitterionic polysaccharides (ZPSs) activate T-cell-dependent immune responses by major histocompatibility complex class II presentation. Herein, we report the first synthesis of a Morganella morganii ZPS repeating unit as an enabling tool in the synthesis of novel ZPS materials. The repeating unit incorporates a 1,2-cis-α-glycosidic bond; the problematic 1,2-trans-galactosidic bond, Gal-β-(1 → 3)-GalNAc; and phosphoglycerol and phosphocholine residues which have not been previously observed together as functional groups on the same oligosaccharide. The successful third-generation approach leverages a first in class glycosylation of a phosphoglycerol-functionalized acceptor. To install the phosphocholine unit, a highly effective phosphocholine donor was synthesized.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Glycosylation
  • Morganella morganii / chemistry*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Sugar Phosphates / chemical synthesis*
  • Trisaccharides / chemical synthesis*

Substances

  • Sugar Phosphates
  • Trisaccharides