Three new (1 â 6)-α-D-mannodisaccharides with cyclohexylalkyl or octylsulfonyl function like aglycone were synthesized and screened in the mycobacterial mannosyltransferase assay. 2-Cyclohexylethyl (1 â 6)-α-D-Man2 acted as the best acceptor substrate, whereas the sulfonyl group significantly reduced the ability of the mannodisaccharide to serve as the acceptor. Despite these differences, mass spectrometric analysis confirmed the capability of all synthetic mannodisacharides to accept up to ten additional mannose units, i.e. the transfer was not affected by the type of aglycone. The results reported here suggest that the enzyme responsible for the consecutive mannose attachment is the processive α-mannopyranosyltransferase present in the cell-free system of the mycobacterial cell envelope.
研究人员合成并在霉菌
甘露糖基转移酶试验中筛选了三种新的、具有
环己基烷基或辛基磺酰基类似琼
酮功能的(1-α-6)-δ-D-
甘露二糖。2-Cyclohexylethyl (1 â 6)-α-D-Man2 是最佳的受体底物,而磺酰基则大大降低了
甘露二糖作为受体的能力。尽管存在这些差异,但质谱分析证实,所有合成
甘露二糖苷都能接受多达十个额外的
甘露糖单位,也就是说,转移不受
琼脂糖类型的影响。本文报告的结果表明,负责连续
甘露糖连接的酶是存在于分枝杆菌细胞包膜无
细胞系统中的δ-
甘露糖基转移酶。