János Kerékgyártó

Synthesis of four structural elements of xylose-containing carbohydrate chains from N-glycoproteins

The synthesis of the oligosaccharides beta-D-Xylp-(1----2)-beta-D-Manp-OMe (12), beta-D-Xylp-(1----2)-[alpha-D-Manp-(1----6)]-beta-D-Manp+ ++-OMe (17), beta-D-Xylp-(1----2)-[alpha-D-Manp-(1----3)]-beta-D-Manp+ ++-OMe (21), and beta-D-Xylp-(1----2)-[alpha-D-Manp-(1----3)] [alpha-D-Manp-(1----6)]-beta-D-Manp-OMe (25) is described. Methyl 3-O-benzyl-4,6-O-isopropylidene-beta-D-mannopyranoside (6) was prepared from the corresponding glucoepimer (4) by oxidation, followed by stereoselective reduction. Condensation of 6 with 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-alpha-D-xylopyranosyl bromide in the presence of mercuric cyanide gave a 1:9 mixture of methyl 3-O-benzyl-4,6-O-isopropylidene-2-O-(2,3,4- tri-O-acetyl-alpha- (7a) and -beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-beta-D-mannopyranoside (7), and then 7 was converted into the acetylated disaccharide-glycoside 11. Regioselective mannosylation, with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl bromide, at position 6 of deisopropylidenated 7 (8), using mercuric bromide as a promoter, afforded the trisaccharide-glycoside derivative 13, which was transformed into the acetylated trisaccharide-glycoside 16. The disaccharide derivative 10, obtained from 8, and the trisaccharide derivative 15, obtained from 13, were glycosylated at position 3 with O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl)trichloroacetimidate (19), using trimethylsilyl triflate as a promoter, giving rise to acetylated tri- (20) and tetra-saccharide (24) derivatives, respectively. O-Deacetylation of 11, 16, 20, and 24 gave 12, 17, 21, and 25, respectively.

Synthesis of a selectively protected trisaccharide building block that is part of xylose-containing carbohydrate chains from N-glycoproteins

The synthesis is reported of ethyl 4-O-[3-O-allyl-4,6-O-isopropylidene-2-O-(2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-beta-D- xylopyranosyl)-beta-D-mannopyranosyl]-3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalim ido-1 - thio-beta-D-glucopyranoside (16), a key intermediate in the synthesis of xylose-containing carbohydrate chains from N-glycoproteins. Condensation of ethyl 3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-1-thio-beta-D- glucopyranoside (5) with 2,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-3-O-allyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl bromide, using silver triflate as a promoter, gave the beta-linked disaccharide derivative 8 (84%). O-Deacetylation of 8 and then isopropylidenation afforded 10, which was converted via oxidation-reduction into ethyl 4-O-(3-O-allyl-4,6-O-isopropylidene-beta-D-mannopyranosyl)-3,6-di-O-benz yl-2- deoxy-2-phthalimido-1-thio-beta-D-glucopyranoside (12). Silver triflate-promoted condensation of 12 with 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-alpha-D-xylopyranosyl bromide gave 16 (71%). The Xylp unit in 16 and in de-isopropylidenated 16 (17) existed in the 1C4(D) conformation, but that in O-deacetylated 17 (18) existed in the 4C1(D) conformation.

Synthesis of p-trifluoroacetamidophenyl 6-deoxy-2-O-3-O- [2-O-methyl-3-O-(2-O-methyl-α-d-rhamnopyranosyl)- α-l-fucopyranosyl]-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-α-l- talopyranoside: a spacer armed tetrasaccharide glycopeptidolipid antigen of Mycobacterium avium serovar 20

Abstract The synthesis of the title tetrasaccharide glycoside 38 is reported. p -Nitrophenyl endo -3,4- O -benzylidene-6-deoxy-α- l -talopyranoside ( 4 , 3- O -acetyl-2,4-di- O -benzyl-α- l -rhamnopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate ( 7 ), methyl 3- O -acetyl-4- O -benzyl-2- O -methyl-1-thio-β- l -fucopyranoside ( 15 ) 3- O -acetyl-4- O -benzyl-2- O -methyl-α- l -fucopyranosyl bromide ( 16 ), and ethyl 3- O -acetyl-4- O -benzyl-2- O -methyl-1-thio-α- d -rhamnopyranoside ( 33 ) were prepared as intermediates. Compound 4 was glycosylated with imidate 7 as well as with methyl 3- O -acetyl-2,4-di- O -benzyl-1-thio-α- l -rhamnopyranoside ( 9 ), affording the same disaccharide derivative 8 . Deacetylation of 8 gave crystalline 17 . Condensation of 17 with both fucosyl donors 15 and 16 yielded the same trisaccharide derivative 18 stereoselectively. Compound 18 was also prepared by the coupling of 4 with disaccharide glycosyl donor 20 . After deacetylation of 18 (→ 34 ), methyl triflate-promoted glycosylation with compound 33 resulted in tetrasaccharide 35 . Conversion of the p -nitrophenyl group of 35 into the p -trifluoroacetamidophenyl group (→ 36 ) and removal of the protecting groups gave the title tetrasaccharide glycoside 38 .

Preparation of mixed-acetal derivatives of carbohydrates by acetal-exchange reactions

Abstract Acetal-exchange reactions of 2,3-disubstituted gluco- and galacto-pyranoside derivatives with acetone dimethyl acetal and acetophenone dimethyl acetal gave the 6- O -(methoxydimethyl)methyl and the 6- O -(methoxymethylphenyl)methyl derivatives as the kinetic products. Formation of 6- O -(methoxydimethyl)methyl derivatives in transacetalation reactions was also demonstrated where cyclisation of the mixed acetal was impossible.

Chemical synthesis of the pyruvic acetal-containing trisaccharide unit of the species-specific glycopeptidolipid from Mycobacterium avium serovariant 8.

The functionalized, pyruvic acetal-containing haptenic trisaccharide, p-trifluoroacetamidophenyl 6-deoxy-2-O-(3-O-[4,6-O-(S)-(1-methoxycarbonylethylidene)-3-O-meth yl- beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-alpha-L-talopyranosid e (19), a component of the glycolipid from Mycobacterium avium serovar 8 was synthesized. For the preparation of the terminal pyruvic acetal-containing unit, benzyl 2-O-benzyl-3-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (6) was condensed with methyl 2,2-di(ethylthio)propionate (1) in the presence of SO2Cl2-CF3SO3H catalyst to yield benzyl 2-O-benzyl-4,6-O-(S)-(1-methoxycarbonylethylidene)-3-O-methyl-beta -D- glucopyranoside (7S), which was then converted into the suitably substituted glycosyl donor 2-O-acetyl-4,6-O-(S)-(1-methoxycarbonylethylidene)-3-O-methyl-alph a-D- glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (11). The disaccharide glycosyl acceptor p-nitrophenyl endo-3,4-O-benzylidene-6-deoxy-2-O-(2,4-di-O-benzyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyrano syl)- alpha-L-talopyranoside (15) was glycosylated with 11 in the presence of trimethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate to furnish the protected trisaccharide p-nitrophenyl 2-O-(3-O-[2-O-acetyl-4,6-O-(S)-(1-methoxycarbonylethylidene)-3-O-m ethyl-beta- D-glucopyranosyl]-2,4-di-O-benzyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-endo-3,4- O-benzylidene-6-deoxy-alpha-L-talopyranoside (16). After deprotection, this gave the spacer-armed unprotected haptenic trisaccharide 19.

Synthesis of a fucosylated and a non-fucosylated core structure of xylose-containing carbohydrate chains from N-glycoproteins

The synthesis is reported of methyl 2-acetamido-4-O-[2-acetamido-2-deoxy-O-(3,6-di-O-alpha-D- mannopyranosyl-2-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-beta-D-mannopyranosyl)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl]-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoside (4) and methyl 2-acetamido-4-O-[2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O- (3,6-di-O-alpha-D- mannopyranosyl-2-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-beta-D-mannopyranosyl)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl]-2-deoxy-6- O-alpha-L-fucopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (5), which represent the invariant hexasaccharide core structure of the xylose-containing glycans of N-glycoproteins and its 6-O- fucosylated derivative. Ethyl 4-O-[3-O-allyl-4-O-benzoyl-6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-2-O- (2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)- beta-D-mannopyranosyl]-3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-1- thio-beta-D-glucopyranoside (9) was coupled with methyl 3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-beta-D- glucopyranoside (11). Desilylation of the resulting tetrasaccharide derivative, followed by condensation with 2,3,4,6- tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (7), gave methyl 4-O-(4-O-[3-O-allyl-4- O-benzoyl-6-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl)-2-O-(2,3,4 -tri-O- acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)- beta-D-mannopyranosyl]-3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-beta-D- glucopyranosyl)- 3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-beta-D-glucopyranoside (14). Deallylation of 14, followed by condensation with 7 and deprotection, gave hexasaccharide 4. Ethyl 3,6-di-O- benzyl-2-deoxy-4-O- [4,6-di-O-acetyl-3-O-allyl-2-O-(2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl) - beta-D-mannopyranosyl]-2- phthalimido-1-thio-beta-D-glucopyranoside (17) was coupled with methyl 3-O- benzyl-2-deoxy-6-O- (4-methoxybenzyl)-2-phthalimido-beta-D-glucopyranoside. Demethoxybenzylation of the tetrasaccharide derivative thus obtained, followed by fucosylation using ethyl 2,3,4-tri-O- benzyl-1-thio- beta-L-fucopyranoside, gave methyl 3-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-4-O-[3,6-di-O-benzyl-2- deoxy-4-O-[4,6- di-O-acetyl-3-O-allyl-2-O-(2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-beta -D- mannopyranosyl]-2-phthalimido- beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-2-phthalimido-6-O-(2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-alpha-L- fucopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (23). O-Deacetylation followed by tert-butyldimethylsilylation, benzoylation, and desilylation gave methyl 4-O-(4-O-[3-O-allyl-4-O-benzoyl-2-O-(2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-beta-D- xylopyranosyl)- beta-D-mannopyranosyl]-3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-beta- D-glucopyranosyl)-3- O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-6-O-(2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-alpha-L-fucopy ran osyl)- beta-D-glucopyranoside (24). Mannosylation of 24 using 7, followed by deallylation, further mannosylation with 7, and deprotection, gave the heptasaccharide 5.

Synthesis of fully and partially benzylated glycosyl azides via thioalkyl glycosides as precursors for the preparation of N-glycopeptides

Abstract Fully O -benzylated mono-, di- and trisaccharide glycosyl azides representing the reducing terminal of the core structure of N-glycans were synthesized. Totally and partially benzylated thioalkyl glucosamine glycosides were converted into the corresponding glycosyl azides with trimethylsilyl azide in the presence of methyl triflate. The β-mannosidic linkage was created by C-2 epimerization of the initially introduced β- d -gluco-unit via oxidation followed by stereoselective reduction with tetrabutylammonium borohydride.

1H- and 13C-n.m.r. assignments for structural elements of xylose-containing N-linked oligosaccharides, using 1D- and 2D-n.m.r. experiments

1H-N.m.r. and 13C-n.m.r. spectral assignments for synthetic beta-D-Xyl-(1----2)-beta-D-Man-OMe, beta-D-Xyl-(1----2)-[alpha-D-Man-(1----3)]-beta-D-Man-OMe, beta-D-Xyl-(1----2)-[alpha-D-Man-(1----6)]-beta-D-Man-OMe, and beta-D-Xyl-(1----2)-[alpha-D-Man-(1----3)]-[alpha-D-Man-(1----6)]- beta-D-Man-OMe, which are structural elements of xylose-containing carbohydrate chains from N-glycoproteins, have been made on the basis of 1D and 2D (DQF 1H-1H COSY, HOHAHA) 500-MHz 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy and 1D 50-MHz 13C-n.m.r. spectroscopy, respectively.

Synthesis and High-Field NMR of α-D-Arabinofuranosyl-(1→6)-2-AcetamidO-2-Deoxy-O-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-6-Deoxy-L-Talose, the Repeating Unit of an O-Specific Lipopolysaccharide from Pseudomonas Maltophilia N.C.I.B. 9204

Abstract Starting from L-rhamnose, benzyl 2,4-di-O-benzyl-6-deoxy-α-L-talopyranoside (7) was prepared by hydrogenolysis of a dioxolane-type benzylidene acetal and used as the aglycon to prepare 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-6-D-glucopyranosyl-(1–3)-6-deoxy-L-talose (13) and the title trisacchafide (20). Due to fast interconvirsion between the α-, β- -pyranose/furanose forms at the reducing end of the molecule in aqueous solutions, the di- and trisaccharides occur as mixtures of four isomers all in significant concentration. By two-dimensional (20) methods, the proton (400) and carbon (100 MHz) NMR spectra of the individual tri-saccharide isomers were completely assigned and interpreted in terms of stereochemistry of the 6-deoxy-L-talose residue.

Synthesis of N-glycopeptides applying glycoamino Acid building blocks with a combined fmoc/boc strategy.

Mono-, di- and trisaccharide representing the reducing terminal of the core structure of N-glycans were incorporated into Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro hexapeptide that is a partial structure of the Trp-cage mini-protein by linear assembly. These studies provide evidence that the used combination of Fmoc and Boc strategy and mild conditions result in glycopeptides in high purity and reasonable yield.