A Novel Pot-Economy Approach to the Synthesis of Triantennary GalNAc-Oligonucleotide

Molecules. 2024 Dec 17;29(24):5959. doi: 10.3390/molecules29245959.

Abstract

N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) is an efficient and multifunctional delivery tool in the development and synthesis of chemically modified oligonucleotide therapeutics (conjugates). Such therapeutics demonstrate improved potency in vivo due to the selective and efficient delivery to hepatocytes in the liver via receptor-mediated endocytosis, which is what drives the high interest in this molecule. The ways to synthesize such structures are relatively new and have not been optimized in terms of the yields and stages both in lab and large-scale synthesis. Another significant criterion, especially in large-scale synthesis, is to match ecological norms and perform the synthesis in accordance with the Green Chemistry approach, i.e., to control and minimize the amounts of reagents and resources consumed and the waste generated. Here, we provide a robust and resource effective pot-economy method for the synthesis of triantennary GalNAc and GalNAc phosphoramidite/CPG optimized for laboratory scales.

Keywords: GalNAc; L96; N-acetylgalactosamine; green chemistry approach; oligonucleotides; phosphoramidite; pot-economy; siRNA.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylgalactosamine* / chemistry
  • Green Chemistry Technology / methods
  • Oligonucleotides* / chemical synthesis
  • Oligonucleotides* / chemistry
  • Organophosphorus Compounds

Substances

  • Acetylgalactosamine
  • Oligonucleotides
  • phosphoramidite
  • Organophosphorus Compounds

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.