Synthesis of a Lewis b hexasaccharide thioglycoside donor and its use towards an extended mucin core Tn heptasaccharide structure and a photoreactive biotinylated serine linked hexasaccharide

Org Biomol Chem. 2022 Jun 1;20(21):4431-4440. doi: 10.1039/d2ob00477a.

Abstract

Investigation into Heliobacter pylori binding to Lewis b (Leb) antigens through the blood group antigen binding adhesion protein (BabA) requires structurally well-defined tools. A Leb hexasaccharide thioglycoside donor was chemically prepared through a linear approach starting from D-lactose. This donor can be used to attach reducing end linkers providing a range of options for conjugation techniques or to further extend the oligosaccharide structure. To evaluate its efficiency as a donor, it was coupled to a 6-OH GalNAc acceptor, producing an extended Leb-containing Tn mucin core structure in 84% yield, and to L-serine in 72% yield. The latter compound was subsequently functionalized with a photolabile diazirine linker and biotin, creating a Leb hexasaccharide structure-function tool suitable for lectin tagging interaction studies. This donor opens a wide range of possibilities for conjugation of Leb structures to produce a variety of chemical biology tools to assist in the study of these interactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Lewis Blood Group Antigens
  • Mucins* / chemistry
  • Mucins* / metabolism
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry
  • Serine
  • Thioglycosides*

Substances

  • 3-aminopropyl fucopyranosyl-1-2-galactopyranosyl-1-3-(fucopyranosyl-1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucopyranosyl-1-3-galactopyranosyl-1-4-glucopyranoside
  • Lewis Blood Group Antigens
  • Mucins
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Thioglycosides
  • Serine