title: Enzymatic utilization of P1-di-N-acetylchitobiosyl P2-dolichyl pyrophosphate and its chemical synthesis.
abstract: Fully acetylated chitobiose was treated with phosphoric acid to give a mixture of products from which 2-acetamido-4-O-(2-acetamido-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-beta- D-glucopyranosyl)-3,6-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-alpha,beta- D-glucopyranosyl phosphate (Ac(3)GlcNAc-Ac(2)GlcNAc-P) was isolated by preparative thin layer chromatography. Treatment of this compound with P(1)-diphenyl P(2)-dolichyl pyrophosphate gave an acetylated pyrophosphate diester, which was purified chromatographically and deacetylated. The product, P(1)-di-N-acetylchitobiosyl P(2)-dolichyl pyrophosphate (Dol-P-P-GlcNAc-GlcNAc), was readily separated from P(1)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl P(2)-dolichyl pyrophosphate (Dol-P-P-GlcNAc) by thin layer chromatography in several solvent systems. Addition of this compound to human lymphocyte membrane preparations led to the formation of a mannose-containing derivative which appears to be an oligosaccharide phospholipid, as judged by its behavior on DEAE-cellulose chromatography and by its hydrolysis to give an oligosaccharide containing more than four monosaccharide units.
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D005944:Glucosamine; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D008358:Mannose; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004187:Disaccharides; D004224:Diterpenes; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010743:Phospholipids; D005944:Glucosamine; D008358:Mannose