Synthesis of oligosaccharides of the linkage region of proteoglycans using regioselective glycosylation

Org Biomol Chem. 2020 Jul 1;18(25):4831-4842. doi: 10.1039/d0ob00783h.

Abstract

Proteoglycans (PGs) are complex macromolecules that are composed of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains covalently attached to a core protein through a tetrasaccharide linker. Biosynthesis of PGs is complex and involves a large number of glycosyltranferases. We report herein for the first time the synthesis of a collection of various sulfoforms of the disaccharide GlcA-1,3-β-d-Gal and trisaccharides GlcNAc-1,4-α-d-GlcA-1,3-β-d-Gal and GalNAc-1,4-β-d-GlcA-1,3-β-d-Gal using a regioselective glycosylation. Preliminary results on the impact of sulfation of these disaccharides upon recombinant chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-1 (CSGalNAcT-1) involved in chondroitin sulfate chain initiation is also reported.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Glycosylation
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Oligosaccharides / chemical synthesis*
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry
  • Proteoglycans / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Oligosaccharides
  • Proteoglycans