Chemoenzymatic galactosialylation with integrated cofactor regeneration

Glycoconj J. 1993 Feb;10(1):26-33. doi: 10.1007/BF00731183.

Abstract

As a precursor for the chemical synthesis of sialylated oligosaccharides, the trisaccharide glycoside Neu5Ac alpha (2-8)Gal beta (1-4)GlcNAc beta (1-O)-pent-4-ene was synthesized starting from GlcNAc beta (1-O)-pent-4-ene, UDP-glucose and N-acetylneuraminic acid in a one pot reaction employing galactosyltransferase and alpha (2-6)sialyltransferase in a complete cofactor regeneration system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Cytidine Monophosphate N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / chemical synthesis*
  • Galactosyltransferases*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Structure
  • N-Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase / isolation & purification
  • Sialyltransferases / isolation & purification*
  • Trisaccharides / chemical synthesis*
  • beta-D-Galactoside alpha 2-6-Sialyltransferase

Substances

  • Trisaccharides
  • N-acetylneuraminyl-2-6-galactopyranosyl-1-4-N-acetylglucosaminyl-1-O-pent-4-ene
  • Cytidine Monophosphate N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
  • Galactosyltransferases
  • Sialyltransferases
  • N-Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase
  • beta-D-Galactoside alpha 2-6-Sialyltransferase