Effect of Anomeric Linkage on the Sialylation of Glycosides by Cells

The synthesis of sialylated glycosides using saccharide primers and cells was investigated. α · and β · Saccharide primers were chemically synthesized and introduced into B16 melanoma cells to prime oligosaccharide synthesis. Incorporation of α- and β-dodecyl lactosides into B16 cells resulted in th...

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Published in:Journal of carbohydrate chemistry 2005-09, Vol.24 (7), p.705-715
Main Authors: Kasuya, Maria Carmelita Z., Ikeda, Maki, Hashimoto, Kazuhiko, Sato, Toshinori, Hatanaka, Kenichi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ganglioside
Glycoside primer
Oligosaccharide
Sialylation
α,β Anomer
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Summary:The synthesis of sialylated glycosides using saccharide primers and cells was investigated. α · and β · Saccharide primers were chemically synthesized and introduced into B16 melanoma cells to prime oligosaccharide synthesis. Incorporation of α- and β-dodecyl lactosides into B16 cells resulted in the sialylation of the galactose residue to give GM3-type oligosaccharides. The β-dodecyl galactoside primer was sialylated but the α-dodecyl galactoside primer was not. Both the α- and β-dodecyl glucoside primers were not elongated. In the glycosylation of primers by cells, this research confirmed that sialyl transferases tolerate acceptor modifications and are permissive to primer elongation regardless of the α- or β-linkage to the aglycon unit. However, the presence of the terminal galactose residue that is β-linked to the adjacent saccharide or aglycon unit is essential for sialylation by cellular enzymes to occur.
ISSN:0732-8303
1532-2327
DOI:10.1080/07328300500208107