Erwin Schreiner

2,3-Didehydro-2-deoxysialic acids structurally varied at C-5 and their behaviour towards the sialidase from Vibrio cholerae☆

2,3-Didehydro-2-deoxy-N-trifluoroacetylneuraminic acid (5-trifluoroacetyl-Neu2en) (3) has been synthesised from Neu5Ac2en (1) by hydrazinolysis, to give Neu2en (2), followed by N-trifluoroacetylation. 2,3-Didehydro-2,3-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranoson ic acid (Kdn2en, 8) and 5-azido-2,3-didehydro-2,3,5-trideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonu lopyranosonic acid (5-azido-5-deoxy-Kdn2en, 9) have been prepared from the acetylated methyl esters of Kdn (4) and 5-azido-5-deoxy-Kdn (5) via Zemplén saponification. The behaviour of the above 2,3-didehydro-2-deoxysialic acids towards Vibrio cholerae sialidase has been investigated.

Strukturelle Abwandlungen an N-Acetylneuraminsäuren, 8 Synthese von 7-, 8-, 9-Desoxy- und 4,7-Didesoxyneuraminsäure

The 7- and 8-Iodnonulosonic acid derivatives1 and2 react with tributyltinhydride-AIBN to the 7- and 8-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid derivatives3 a and4 a which after hydrolysis give the 7-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid3 b (5-N-acetamido-3,5,7-trideoxy-β-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosidonic acid=7-Deoxy-Neu5Ac) and 8-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid4 b (5-N-acetamido-3,5,8-trideoxy-β-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosidonic acid=8-Deoxy-Neu5Ac). The 4,8,9-tris-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-acetylneuraminic acid derivative5 a yields after transformation to the 7-O-acetyl compound5 b and partial removing of the protecting groups the derivative5 c. Further reaction with theMitsunobu-reagent and methyliodide affords the 9-Iodocompound6 a which turned to the 8-O-acetylderivative6 b. Subsequent reduction by means of tributyltinhydride yields first the 9-deoxyderivative7 a and after hydrolysis the 9-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid7 b (5-N-acetyl amido-3,5,9-trideoxy-D-glycero-β-d-galacto-2-nonulopy-ranosidonic acid=9-Deoxy-Neu5Ac). Another synthesis of7 b follows the route8 f →8 g →7 c. The Deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid3 b could be prepared also by an alternative procedure using the methyl-β-8,9-methylethylen-4-O-t-butyldimethylsilyl-N-acetylneuraminic acid methylester8 a via the intermediate compounds8 d and8 e. Application of the 8,9-O-methylethyliden-N-acetylneuraminic acid derivative8 opens an approach to the xanthogenates8 a and8 b which could be reduced to the deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid derivatives9 a and10 a. Hydrolysis of10 a yields the 4,7-dideoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid10 b (5-N-acetamido-3,4,5,7-tetradeoxy-β-D-lyxo-2-nonulopyranosidonic acid=4,7-Dideoxy-Neu5Ac).

Interaction ofN-acetyl-4-, 7-, 8- or 9-deoxyneuraminic acids andN-acetyl-4-, 7- or 8-mono-epi- and-7,8-di-epineuraminic acids withN-acetylneuraminate lyase

Various deoxy- and epi-derivatives ofN-acetylneuraminic acid were synthesized and tested for their substrate properties withN-acetylneuraminate lyase fromClostridium perfringens.N-Acetyl-9-deoxyneuraminic acid is a good substrate,N-acetylneuraminic acid derivatives with epimeric configuration at C-7, C-8 or both are cleaved slowly, whileN-acetyl-4-epi-,N-acetyl-4-deoxy-,N-acetyl-7-deoxy-andN-acetyl-8-deoxyneuraminic acid are resistant to enzyme action.N-Acetyl-4-deoxyneuraminic acid andN-acetyl-4-epineuraminic acid competitively inhibit the enzyme. These studies give further insight into a mechanism proposed for the reversible cleavage of sialic acids byN-acetylneuraminate lyase.

The side-chain conformations of N-acetyl-7-,8-,9-deoxy-, and -4,7-dideoxy-neuraminic acid and their effect on the activation of CTP:N-acylneuraminic acid cytidylyl-transferase

The conformations of the deoxy side-chain analogs of N-acetylneuraminic acid and of N-acetyl-4-deoxyneuraminic acid have been studied by n.m.r. spectroscopy, which allowed us to distinguish between local minima conformations suggested by hard-sphere calculations. The conformations were correlated with the activity with CTP: N-acetylneuraminic acid cytidylyltransferase (CMPsialate synthase; EC 2.7.7.43).

Synthesis of the 4-acetamido-4-deoxy analogue of N-acetylneuraminic acid and its behaviour towards CMP-sialate synthase

Synthese de diacetamido-4,5 tridesoxy-3,4,5 nonopyranosidulose-2 onique acide a partir de N-acetyl O-isopropylidene-8,9 O-methyl neuraminate de methyle