Chemoenzymatic Design of Heparan Sulfate Oligosaccharides*

Autor: Michel Weïwer, Arlene S. Bridges, Paul L. DeAngelis, Jian Liu, Renpeng Liu, Miao Chen, Qisheng Zhang, Xianxuan Zhou, Robert J. Linhardt, Yongmei Xu
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285:34240-34249
ISSN: 0021-9258
Popis: Heparan sulfate is a sulfated glycan that exhibits essential physiological functions. Interrogation of the specificity of heparan sulfate-mediated activities demands a library of structurally defined oligosaccharides. Chemical synthesis of large heparan sulfate oligosaccharides remains challenging. We report the synthesis of oligosaccharides with different sulfation patterns and sizes from a disaccharide building block using glycosyltransferases, heparan sulfate C(5)-epimerase, and sulfotransferases. This method offers a generic approach to prepare heparan sulfate oligosaccharides possessing predictable structures.
Databáze: OpenAIRE