Journal
CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
Volume 344, Issue 5, Pages 592-598Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2009.01.016
Keywords
Transglycosylation; Enzymatic polymerization; Endoglycosidase; Carbohydrate oxazoline derivative; Glycopeptides
Funding
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [R01 GM080374]
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An alternative synthesis of beta-Glcp-(1 -> 4)-GlcpNAc oxazoline is described, and its enzymatic reaction with the endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase from Arthrobacter protophormiae (Endo-A) was re-investigated. Under normal transglycosylation conditions with a catalytic amount of enzyme, Enclo-A showed only marginal activity for transglycosylation with the disaccharide oxazoline, consistent with our previous observations. However, when used in a relatively large quantity, Endo-A could promote the transglycosylation of the disaccharide oxazoline to a GlcpNAc-Asn acceptor. In addition to the initial transglycosylation product, a series of large oligosaccharides were also formed due to the tandem transglycosylation to the terminal glucose residues in the intermediate products. In the absence of an external acceptor, Enclo-A could polymerize the disaccharide oxazoline to form oligo- and polysaccharides having the -4-beta-(Glcp-(1 -> 4)-beta-GlcpNAc)-1-repeating units. This is the first example of an endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase-promoted polymerization of activated oligosaccharide substrates. This enzymatic polymerization may find useful applications for the synthesis of novel artificial polysaccharides. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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