Ganglioside GQ1b ? is the most potent antagonist of the Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) identified so far. For the efficient synthesis of the partial structure of GQ1b ? and derivatives thereof, a chemo-enzymatic strategy using the ?(2?3)-sialyltransferase
ratST3Gal III (EC 2.4.99.6) was applied. Besides the natural substrates Gal? (1?3)GlcNAc (19) and Gal? (1?4)GlcNAc (20), the disaccharides Gal? (1?3)GalNTCA?-OSE (9), Gal? (1?3)GalNAc?-OSE
(11), and Gal? (1?3)Gal?-OSE (14) were also tolerated by the enzyme and were transformed to the target structures in preparative scale.
GQ1b神经节苷脂是迄今为止发现的髓鞘相关糖蛋白(MAG)中最强效的拮抗剂。为了高效合成GQ1b的部分结构及其衍生物,采用了一种化学-酶联合策略,利用了(2-3)-唾液酸转移酶ratST3Gal III(EC 2.4.99.6)。除了天然底物Gal(1-3)GlcNAc和Gal(1-4)GlcNAc之外,二糖Gal(1-3)GalNTCA- OSE、Gal(1-3)GalNAc- OSE和Gal(1-3)Gal- OSE也被酶耐受,并在制备规模下转化为目标结构。