Rapid Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis of Peracetylated GlcNAcβ3Galβ-Aglycones
摘要:
The inhibition of sialyl Lewis X can prevent unwanted cellular extravasation that is associated with inflammatory diseases and tumor metastasis. Described is an efficient methodology to prepare peracetylated GlcNAc beta 3Gal-aglycone disaccharides subsequently used as metabolic decoys to inhibit sialyl Lewis X expression. Four glycosides were synthesized from one single parent disaccharide that in turn was prepared by large-scale enzymatic synthesis. The procedure avoids lengthy and inefficient synthetic steps to afford the desired disaccharides quickly with good overall yields.