Design and synthesis of a heparanase inhibitor with pseudodisaccharide structure

Aza-analogue of the basic disaccharide unit of heparane sulfate was designed as a potent inhibitor against heparanase produced by solid tumors cell, and synthesized via a coupling reaction of phenyl 2-azide-1-thio-D-glucopyranoside derivatives with a partially protected 1-deoxynojirimycin derived from D-glucose. The azapseudodisaccharide inhibited tumor cell heparanase with IC50 value of 58-63 muM. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.