title: Synthesis of oligosaccharides containing the X-antigenic trisaccharide (alpha-L-Fucp-(1----3)-[beta-D-Galp-(1----4)]-beta-D-GlcpNAc) at their nonreducing ends.
abstract: The "armed" methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-1-thio-beta-L-fucopyranoside was reacted with "disarmed" phenyl O-(tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1----4)-6-O-benzyl-2- deoxy-2-phthalimido-1-thio-beta-D-glucopyranoside in the presence of CuBr2-Bu4NBr complex to give phenyl O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1----4)-O- [(2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-alpha-L-fucopyranosyl)-(1----3])-6-O-benzyl-2-deoxy -2- phthalimido-1-thio-beta-D-glucopyranoside (6) as a novel glycosyl donor. The glycosylating capability of 6 was further examined using N-iodosuccinimide-triflic acid as a reagent. This led to the synthesis of a tetrasaccharide and a pentasaccharide incorporating the X-antigenic structure represented by 6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Matta
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000737:chemistry; D006031:Glycosylation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D014312:Trisaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006001:Glycoconjugates; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D014312:Trisaccharides