摘要:
Neisseria meningitidis trisaccharide [GlcNAc beta(1 --> 3)Gal beta(1 --> 4)Glc-R], tetrasaccharide [Gal beta(1 --> 4)GlcNAc beta(1 --> 3)Gal beta(1 --> 4)Glc-R], and a pentasaccharide [Neu5Ac alpha(2 --> 3)Gal beta(1 --> 4)GlcNAc beta(1 --> 3)Gal beta(1 --> 4)Glc-SPh] were prepared via conventional chemical synthesis, polymer-supported synthesis, and chemoenzymatic methods, starting from D-lactose. The polymer polyethyleneglycol monomethylether (MPEG) and the linker dioxyxylene (DOX) were used with a lactose-bound acceptor to improve the purification process. Several enzymes (LgtA, GalE-LgtB fusion, and CMP-Neu5Ac synthetase/sialyltransferase fusion) were used for syntheses of these oligosaccharides. Excellent stereo- and regioselectivities as well as high yield (> 90% from Gal beta(1 --> 4)Glc-SPh) of the pentasaccharide were obtained. Both of the convenient processes are suitable for efficient preparation of target oligosaccharides. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.