title: Enzymatic reconstruction of a hybrid glycosaminoglycan containing 6-sulfated, 4-sulfated, and unsulfated N-acetylgalactosamine.
abstract: Using the transglycosylation reaction of testicular hyaluronidase, reconstructions of hybrid glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) containing 6-sulfated (GalNAc6S), 4-sulfated (GalNAcS) and unsulfated N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) were investigated. First, chondroitin 4-sulfate (Ch4S) as a donor containing GalNAc4S and the pyridylaminated (PA) chondroitin 6-sulfate (Ch6S) hexasaccharide as an acceptor containing GalNAc6S were subjected to transglycosylation reaction. Second, when the resulting PA-Ch6S(hexa-)-Ch4S(di-)octasaccharide and chondroitin (Ch) were used as an acceptor and as a donor containing GalNAc, respectively, a new decasaccharide having a hybrid structure composed of disaccharide units derived from Ch6S, Ch4S and Ch was reconstructed. Using a systematic combination of each donor and acceptor molecule, it was possible to reconstruct various types of hybrid GAGs.
mesh_terms: D000116:Acetylgalactosamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000737:chemistry*; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013431:Sulfates / Q000737:chemistry