The lewis b tetrasaccharide binds specifically to the Griffonia simplicifolia lectin GS-IV. In an effort to obtain tighter binding derivatives, we have synthesized a series of analogs of this tetrasaccharide and studied their binding to the lectin. This paper (part I in a series of two) describes the synthesis of and binding studies with analogs where the galactose unit (b) has been altered at the 6-position. Even though this position does not make direct contact with the protein in the crystal structure, the binding was very sensitive to these substitutions.
刘易斯B四糖特异性地结合到刺槐豆凝集素GS-IV上。为了获得更紧密结合的衍
生物,我们合成了一系列这种四糖的类似物,并研究了它们与凝集素的结合。本文(系列中的第一部分,共两部分)描述了对半
乳糖单元(b)在6位进行改变的类似物的合成及其结合研究。尽管这个位置在晶体结构中并不直接与蛋白质接触,但结合对这些取代非常敏感。