Cell wall is indispensable for survival of bacteria. This large molecular "mesh" encases the entire cytoplasm of bacteria, and it is comprised of repeating backbone units of N-acetyl-glucosamine (NAG)-N-acetyl-muramic acid (NAM). A pentapeptide is attached to each of the lactyl units of the N-acetyl-muramic acid. The cell wall has both cross-linked and non-cross-linked components. In the present paper, we have devised a synthetic route for the preparation of a fragment of the cell wall comprised of a tetrasaccharide (NAG-NAM-NAG-NAM), along with the two appended peptides. We also report the syntheses of three glycosyl donors (compounds 5, 7, and 9) and three glycosyl acceptors (compounds 4, 6, and 8) based on the D-glucosamine structure as a building unit. The synthetic strategy that is disclosed is generally useful in construction of other natural products containing the D-glucosamine as a building block.
Cell wall is indispensable for survival of bacteria. This large molecular "mesh" encases the entire cytoplasm of bacteria, and it is comprised of repeating backbone units of N-acetyl-glucosamine (NAG)-N-acetyl-muramic acid (NAM). A pentapeptide is attached to each of the lactyl units of the N-acetyl-muramic acid. The cell wall has both cross-linked and non-cross-linked components. In the present paper, we have devised a synthetic route for the preparation of a fragment of the cell wall comprised of a tetrasaccharide (NAG-NAM-NAG-NAM), along with the two appended peptides. We also report the syntheses of three glycosyl donors (compounds 5, 7, and 9) and three glycosyl acceptors (compounds 4, 6, and 8) based on the D-glucosamine structure as a building unit. The synthetic strategy that is disclosed is generally useful in construction of other natural products containing the D-glucosamine as a building block.
Peptidoglycan (PGN) is an essential structural component of the bacterial cell wall conferring cell shape, which can be recognized by host‐recognition proteins and receptors as well as bacterial surface proteins. In this work, the PGN partial structures from Enterococcus faecalis that contain a tetrasaccharide and an octasaccharide with a unique heptapeptide were synthesized via an Fmoc‐strategy for
肽聚糖(PGN)是赋予细胞形状的细菌细胞壁的重要结构成分,可以被宿主识别蛋白和受体以及细菌表面蛋白识别。在这项工作中,粪便肠球菌的PGN部分结构是通过Fmoc策略合成的,其中含有四糖和八糖以及独特的七肽,以延长聚糖链。也就是说,在这种有效的合成途径中,使用4'- O -Fmoc保护的二糖作为关键中间体来制备各种PGN片段。具有独特七肽的四糖和八糖都首次成功合成。