The arabinogalactan is a crucial constituent of the cell wall of mycobacteria. Both monosaccharides (arabinose and galactose) are found in the furanose configuration, absent in mammals. An efficient synthesis of α-D-Araf-(1→5)-D-Galf, the linker unit of the arabinan to the galactan, is described. The strategy relies on the use of a conveniently substituted D-galactono-1,4-lactone as a precursor of the reducing furanose ring. The glycosylation step was performed by the tin(IV) chloride promoted method using 1,2,3,5-tetra-O-benzoyl-α,β-D-arabinofuranose. The arabinose donor was obtained in a crystalline state in one step by benzoylation of arabinose in hot pyridine. Selective glycosylation of the exocyclic OH-5 was obtained in 75% yield to give 2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D-arabinofuranosyl-(1→5)-2,6-di-O-pivaloyl-D-galactono-1,4-lactone. Reduction with disiamylborane gave the disaccharide synthon, useful for further glycosylations. Dec-9-enyl α-D-Araf-(1→5)-β-D-Galf, a convenient substrate for arabinofuranosyl transferases studies, was obtained by the trichloroacetimidate method of glycosylation.Key words: arabinofuranose, galactofuranose, Mycobacterium arabinogalactan, trichloroacetimidate, tin(IV) chloride.
阿拉伯半乳聚糖是分枝杆菌细胞壁的重要成分。这两种单糖(阿拉伯糖和半乳糖)都以呋喃糖构型存在,哺乳动物中没有这种构型。本文介绍了阿拉伯聚糖与半乳糖的连接单元 α-D-Araf-(1→5)-D-Galf 的高效合成方法。该策略依赖于使用方便取代的 D-半乳糖-1,4-内酯作为还原呋喃糖环的前体。糖基化步骤是通过氯化锡(IV)促进法使用 1,2,3,5-四-O-苯甲酰基-α,β-D-阿拉伯呋喃糖进行的。通过在热吡啶中对阿拉伯糖进行苯甲酰化,一步即可获得结晶状态的阿拉伯糖供体。外环 OH-5 的选择性糖基化得到 2,3,5-三-O-苯甲酰基-α-D-阿拉伯呋喃糖基-(1→5)-2,6-二-O-特戊酰基-D-半乳糖-1,4-内酯,收率为 75%。用二甲基硼烷还原可得到二糖合子,有助于进一步的糖基化。通过三氯乙酰亚氨酸糖基化方法获得了α-D-Araf-(1→5)-β-D-Galf Dec-9-烯基,这是一种方便的阿拉伯呋喃糖基转移酶研究底物。