Synthesis of a fluorescent acceptor substrate for glycosyltransferases involved in the assembly of O-antigens of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 and O5
摘要:
The assembly of the repeating units of O-antigens in Gram negative bacteria is catalyzed by specific glycosyltransferases. Previously we used GlcNAc/GalNAc alpha-diphosphate-phenoxyundecyl as natural acceptor substrate analogs in assays of the transfer of radioactive sugars by bacterial glycosyltransferases. In order to develop new, fluorescence based assays we have synthesized a fluorescent acceptor P-1-[11-(anthracen-9-ylmethoxy)undecyl]-P-2-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl) diphosphate and have shown that the compound was an excellent acceptor for glucosyltransferase WbdN from Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 and for galactosyltransferase WbwC from E. coli O5. This is the first report of the Galtransferase activity of the wbwC gene product of E. coli O5. The presence of the fluorescent label in the acceptor molecule allows the detection of glycosyltransferase reaction products with high sensitivity, eliminating the need for radioactive nucleotide sugars. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and acceptor properties of 11-[(9′-Anthracenyl)methoxy]undecyl Phosphate and P 1-{11-[(9′-anthracenyl)methoxy]undecyl}-P 2-(α-D-galactopyranosyl) diphosphate in enzymatic reactions catalyzed with galactosylphosphotransferase and mannosyltransferase from Salmonella newport
摘要:
Derivatives of undecyl phosphate containing the fluorescent label-11-[(9'-anthracenyl)methoxy]undecyl phosphate and P (1)-{11-[(9'-anthracenyl)methoxy]undecyl}-P (2)-(alpha-D-galactopyranosyl) diphosphate-were synthesized for the first time. An ability of the substituted undecyl phosphate to serve as an acceptor substrate of the galactosyl phosphate residue, and of the respective galactosyl diphosphate derivative as an acceptor substrate of the mannose residue in the reactions catalyzed with galactosylphosphotransferase and mannosyltransferase of the membrane preparation from Salmonella newport cells, respectively, was shown.