title: Synthesis, molecular dynamics simulations, and biology of a carba-analogue of the trisaccharide repeating unit of Streptococcus pneumoniae 19F capsular polysaccharide.
abstract: The synthesis of a carba-analogue corresponding to the trisaccharide repeating unit of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F capsular polysaccharide, where a residue of carba-L-rhamnose has been inserted into the natural trisaccharide in place of L-rhamnose, is described. The conformational properties of the analogue were investigated with the aid of molecular dynamics simulations and were strictly analogous to those of the natural compound. The biological activity of the carba-analogue was comparable to that of the corresponding natural repeating unit, thus suggesting that this compound, more stable to hydrolysis, is a good mimic of the natural structure.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Università di Pavia, Via Taramelli 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Legnani
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ronchi
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fallarini
authors.forename: Grazia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Panza
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Fiamma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ronchetti
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Compostella
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions / Q000187:drug effects; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D012210:Rhamnose / Q000737:chemistry; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae; D014312:Trisaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D014312:Trisaccharides; C116177:capsular polysaccharide 19F; D012210:Rhamnose