Carbamate Linker Strategy in Solid-Phase Synthesis of Amino-Functionalized Glycoconjugates for Attachment to Solid Surfaces and Investigation of Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions

Amino-functionalized serine-based galactose and glucose neoglycolipids were prepared by solid-phase synthesis using a carbamate strategy for anchoring amino functionalities to a (2-fluoro-4-hydroxymethylphenoxy)acetic acid linker resin. Key synthetic steps were monitored with gel-phase F-19 NMR spectroscopy. Cleavage from the solid support was performed with trifluoroacetic acid. The terminal amine of the neoglycolipids was conjugated with didecyl squarate and then immobilized in amino-functionalized microtiter plates and the glycoconjugates were successfully probed with a galactose-binding lectin. ((C) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)