Antibiotic optimization via in vitro glycorandomization

Nat Biotechnol. 2003 Dec;21(12):1467-9. doi: 10.1038/nbt909. Epub 2003 Nov 9.

Abstract

In nature, the attachment of sugars to small molecules is often used to mediate targeting, mechanism of action and/or pharmacology. As an alternative to pathway engineering or total synthesis, we report a useful method, in vitro glycorandomization (IVG), to diversify the glycosylation patterns of complex natural products. We have used flexible glycosyltransferases on nucleotide diphosphosugar (NDP-sugar) libraries to generate glycorandomized natural products and then applied chemoselective ligation to produce monoglycosylated vancomycins that rival vancomycin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / immunology*
  • Carbohydrates / chemistry*
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques*
  • Glycosylation
  • Glycosyltransferases / chemistry*
  • Peptide Library*
  • Protein Interaction Mapping / methods*
  • Quality Control
  • Vancomycin / chemical synthesis*
  • Vancomycin / immunology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbohydrates
  • Peptide Library
  • Vancomycin
  • Glycosyltransferases