- Production of galactinol from sucrose by plant enzymes.
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Galactinol, 1-O-(alpha-D-galactopyranosyl)-myo-inositol, was produced from sucrose as a starting material. UDP-Glc was prepared with sucrose and UDP using sucrose synthase partially purified from sweet potato roots. Then, the UDP-Glc was converted to UDP-Gal using yeast UDP-Gal 4-epimerase from a commercial source. Finally, galactinol was produced from the UDP-Gal and myo-inositol using galactinol synthase partially purified from cucumber leaves. The product was identified as galactinol by the retention times of HPLC, alpha-galactosidase digestion, and NMR spectrometry.
- Wakiuchi, Nariaki,Shiomi, Ryohei,Tamaki, Hajime
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- Transcriptome-wide identification of sucrose synthase genes in Ornithogalum caudatum
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OCAP-2-1, OCAP-2-2, OCAP-3-1 and OCAP-3-3, four glucose-containing polysaccharides from Ornithogalum caudatum, exhibit antitumor activity, suggesting their potential application as natural antitumor drugs. Although the incorporation of glucose into these polysaccharides from UDP-d-glucose is reasonably well understood, the cDNA isolation and functional characterization of genes responsible for UDP-d-glucose biosynthesis from O. caudatum has not been identified. Here, we present a full characterization of the sucrose synthase family, a Leloir glycosyltransferase responsible for UDP-d-glucose biosynthesis from O. caudatum. Specifically, a transcriptome-wide search for Sus genes in O. caudatum was first performed in the present study. A total of 5 unigenes sharing high sequence identity with Sus were retrieved from transcriptome sequencing. Three full-length Sus-like candidates derived from this unigene assembly were then obtained and isolated by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from O. caudatum. Additional analysis showed two conserved domains (sucrose synthase and glycosyl transferase domains) were present in this family. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the OcSus1 and OcSus2 could be clustered together into a monocots specific clade, while OcSus3 could be classified into M & D1 category with members from the monocots and dicots species, displaying an evolutionary consistency with other plant species. These candidate isoenzymes were screened by functional expression in E. coli individually as standalone enzymes. All three cDNAs were identified to be bona fide genes and encoded sucrose synthase with varied kinetic properties. To further explore the possible role of these Sus proteins in polysaccharide biosynthesis, transcript profiles of the three genes were subsequently examined by real-time quantitative PCR in various tissues. OcSus1 and OcSus2 were therefore assumed to be responsible for the biosynthesis of the four glucose-containing polysaccharides due to their expression profiles in O. caudatum. Taken together, these data provide further comprehensive knowledge for polysaccharide biosynthesis in O. caudatum and broaden the potential application of Sus in metabolic engineering or synthetic biology as a potential gene part.
- Li, Li-Na,Kong, Jian-Qiang
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- Efficient biosynthesis of uridine diphosphate glucose from maltodextrin by multiple enzymes immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles
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Uridine diphosphate glucose (UDP-Glc) serves as a glucosyl donor in many enzymatic glycosylation processes. This paper describes a multiple enzyme, one-pot, biocatalytic system for the synthesis of UDP-Glc from low cost raw materials: maltodextrin and uridine triphosphate. Three enzymes needed for the synthesis of UDP-Glc (maltodextrin phosphorylase, glucose-1-phosphate thymidylytransferase, and pyrophosphatase) were expressed in Escherichia coli and then immobilized individually on amino-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles. The conditions for biocatalysis were optimized and the immobilized multiple-enzyme biocatalyst could be easily recovered and reused up to five times in repeated syntheses of UDP-Glc. After a simple purification, approximately 630 mg of crystallized UDP-Glc was obtained from 1 l of reaction mixture, for a moderate yield of around 50% (UTP conversion) at very low cost.
- Dong, Qing,Ouyang, Li-Ming,Yu, Hui-Lei,Xu, Jian-He
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- Enzyme Module Systems for the Synthesis of Uridine 5′-Diphospho-α- D -glucuronic Acid and Non-Sulfated Human Natural Killer Cell-1 (HNK-1) Epitope
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Tailor-made strategies for the stereo- and regioselective multi-step enzymatic synthesis of glycoconjugates require well characterized glycosyltransferases and carbohydrate modifying enzymes. We here report on a novel enzyme cascade for the synthesis of uridine 5′-diphospho-α-D-glucuronic acid (UDP-GlcA) and the non-sulfated human natural killer cell-1 (HNK-1) epitope including in situ regeneration of UDP-GlcA and the cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NAD+ by the combination of four enzymes in one-pot. In the first enzyme module sucrose synthase 1 (SuSy1) is used to produce uridine 5′-diphospho-α-D-glucose (UDP-Glc) from sucrose and uridine 5′-diphosphate (UDP). The combination with UDP-Glc dehydrogenase in the second enzyme module leads to the synthesis of UDP-GlcA with concomitant in situ regeneration of the cofactor NAD+ by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydride (NADH)-oxidase. In the third enzyme module the mammalian glucuronyltransferase GlcAT-P catalyzes the synthesis of the non-sulfated HNK-1 epitope by regioselective transfer of GlcA onto N-acetyllactosamine type 2 (LacNAc type 2). We present a comprehensive study on substrate kinetics, substrate specificities, variation and relation of enzyme activities as well as cross inhibition of intermediate products. With optimized reaction conditions we obtain superior product yields with streamlined synthesis costs for the expensive nucleotide sugar UDP-GlcA and cofactor NAD+.
- Engels, Leonie,Henze, Manja,Hummel, Werner,Elling, Lothar
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- A chemoenzymatic route to synthesize unnatural sugar nucleotides using a novel N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate pyrophosphorylase from Camphylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168
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A novel N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate pyrophosphorylase was identified from Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168. An unprecedented degree of substrate promiscuity has been revealed by systematic studies on its substrate specificities towards sugar-1-P and NTP. The yields of the synthetic reaction of seven kinds of sugar nucleotides catalyzed by the enzyme were up to 60%. In addition, the yields of the other nine were around 20%. With this enzyme, three novel sugar nucleotide analogs were synthesized on a preparative scale and well characterized.
- Fang, Junqiang,Xue, Mengyang,Gu, Guofeng,Liu, Xian-Wei,Wang, Peng George
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- Systematic study on the broad nucleotide triphosphate specificity of the pyrophosphorylase domain of the N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase from Escherichia coli K12
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N-Acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GlmU) from Escherichia coli K12 is a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes both the acetyltransfer and uridyltransfer reactions in the prokaryotic UDP-GlcNAc biosynthetic pathway. In this study, we report th
- Fang, Junqiang,Guan, Wanyi,Cai, Li,Gu, Guofeng,Liu, Xianwei,Wang, Peng George
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- Identification and characterization of a strict and a promiscuous N-acetylglucosamine-1-P uridylyltransferase in Arabidopsis
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UDP-GlcNAc is an essential precursor for glycoprotein and glycolipid synthesis. In the present study, a functional nucleotidyltransferase gene from Arabidopsis encoding a 58.3 kDa GlcNAc1pUT-1 (N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase) was identified. In the forward reaction the enzyme catalyses the formation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine and PPi from the respective monosaccharide 1-phosphate and UTP. The enzyme can utilize the 4-epimer UDP-GalNAc as a substrate as well. The enzyme requires divalent ions (Mg2+ or Mn2+) for activity and is highly active between pH 6.5 and 8.0, and at 30-37°C. The apparent Km values for the forward reaction were 337 μM (GlcNAc-1-P) and 295 μM (UTP) respectively. Another GlcNAc1pUT-2, which shares 86%amino acid sequence identity with GlcNAc1pUT-1, was found to convert, in addition to GlcNAc-1-P and GalNAc-1-P, Glc-1-P into corresponding UDP-sugars, suggesting that subtle changes in the UT family cause different substrate specificities. A three-dimensional protein structure model using the human AGX1 as template showed a conserved catalytic fold and helped identify key conserved motifs, despite the high sequence divergence. The identification of these strict and promiscuous gene products open a window to indentify new roles of amino sugar metabolism in plants and specifically their role as signalling molecules. The ability of GlcNAc1pUT-2 to utilize three different substrates may provide further understanding as to why biological systems have plasticity. The Authors.
- Yang, Ting,Echols, Merritt,Martin, Andy,Bar-Peled, Maor
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- Combined enzymatic synthesis of nucleotide (deoxy) sugars from sucrose and nucleoside monophosphates
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The synthesis of NDP-glucose 3a-d (N = A, C, U, dU) with sucrose synthase B was combined with the enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside diphosphates 2a-d from their corresponding nucleoside monophosphates 1a-d by different kinases A. Further combination with
- Zervosen, Astrid,Stein, Andreas,Adrian, Holger,Elling, Lothar
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- Large scale enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides and a novel purification process
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Herein we report the practical chemo enzymatic synthesis of trisaccharide and derivatives of iGb3 and Gb3, and a novel purification process using immobilized yeast to remove the monosaccharide from the reaction mixture. High purity oligosaccharide compoun
- Zhou, Guangyan,Liu, Xianwei,Su, Doris,Li, Lei,Xiao, Min,Wang, Peng G.
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- Catalytic reversibility of Pyrococcus horikoshii trehalose synthase: Efficient synthesis of several nucleoside diphosphate glucoses with enzyme recycling
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The trehalose synthase (TreT) from Pyrococcus horikoshii represented reversible catalysis in alternative synthesis of trehalose and nucleoside 5′-diphosphate-glucose (NDP-Glc), depending on the substrates involved. TreT from P. horikoshii had differential preferences on NDP-Glc as a donor for trehalose synthesis, in which guanosine 5′-diphosphate (GDP)-Glc was the most favored in terms of reaction specificity, kcat/Km. Uridine 5′-diphosphate (UDP)- and adenosine 5′-diphosphate (ADP)-Glcs were employed with less preferences. This enzyme reversely cleaved trehalose to transfer the glucosyl moiety to various NDPs, efficiently producing NDP-Glcs. Although ADP-Glc was the least favorable donor, the counterpart, ADP, was the most favorable acceptor for the reverse synthesis of NDP-Glc in k cat/Km. GDP and UDP were less preferred, compared to ADP. In a batch reaction of 12 h, the molar yield of NDP-Glc per NDP used was decreased approximately in the order of ADP-Glc > GDP-Glc > cytidine 5′-diphosphate (CDP)-Glc or UDP-Glc. The overall productivity of the enzyme was largely improved in a gram scale for NDP-Glcs using repetitive batch reactions with enzyme recycling. Thus, it is suggested that TreT from P. horikoshii may be useful for the regeneration of NDP-Glc from NDP, especially for ADP-Glc from ADP, with trehalose as a glucose resource.
- Ryu, Soo-In,Kim, Jeong-Eun,Kim, Eun-Joo,Chung, Seung-Kyung,Lee, Soo-Bok
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- One-pot three-enzyme synthesis of UDP-Glc, UDP-Gal, and their derivatives
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A UTP-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (SpGalU) and a galactokinase (SpGalK) were cloned from Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 and were successfully used to synthesize UDP-galactose (UDP-Gal), UDP-glucose (UDP-Glc), and their derivatives in an efficient one-pot reaction system. The reaction conditions for the one-pot multi-enzyme synthesis were optimized and nine UDP-Glc/Gal derivatives were synthesized. Using this system, six unnatural UDP-Gal derivatives, including UDP-2-deoxy-Galactose and UDP-GalN3 which were not accepted by other approach, can be synthesized efficiently in a one pot fashion. More interestingly, this is the first time it has been reported that UDP-Glc can be synthesized in a simpler one-pot three-enzyme synthesis reaction system.
- Zou, Yang,Xue, Mengyang,Wang, Wenjun,Cai, Li,Chen, Leilei,Liu, Jun,Wang, Peng George,Shen, Jie,Chen, Min
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- One-Step Synthesis of Sugar Nucleotides
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The chemical synthesis of sugar nucleotides requires a multistep procedure to ensure a selective reaction. Herein, sugar nucleotides were synthesized in one step using 2-chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride as the condensation reagent. The products were obtained in yields of 12-30%, and the yields were increased to 35-47% by the addition of a tuning reagent. NMR identification of the sugar nucleotides showed that mainly 1,2-trans-glycosides were present. The reported method represents a one-step route to sugar nucleotides from commercially available materials.
- Miyagawa, Atsushi,Toyama, Sanami,Ohmura, Ippei,Miyazaki, Shun,Kamiya, Takeru,Yamamura, Hatsuo
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- Glycosyltransferase Co-Immobilization for Natural Product Glycosylation: Cascade Biosynthesis of the C-Glucoside Nothofagin with Efficient Reuse of Enzymes
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Sugar nucleotide-dependent (Leloir) glycosyltransferases are synthetically important for oligosaccharides and small molecule glycosides. Their practical use involves one-pot cascade reactions to regenerate the sugar nucleotide substrate. Glycosyltransferase co-immobilization is vital to advance multi-enzyme glycosylation systems on solid support. Here, we show glycosyltransferase chimeras with the cationic binding module Zbasic2 for efficient and well-controllable two-enzyme co-immobilization on anionic (ReliSorb SP400) carrier material. We use the C-glycosyltransferase from rice (Oryza sativa; OsCGT) and the sucrose synthase from soybean (Glycine max; GmSuSy) to synthesize nothofagin, the natural 3’-C-β-d-glucoside of the dihydrochalcone phloretin, with regeneration of uridine 5’-diphosphate (UDP) glucose from sucrose and UDP. Exploiting enzyme surface tethering via Zbasic2, we achieve programmable loading of the glycosyltransferases (～18 mg/g carrier; 60%–70% yield; ～80% effectiveness) in an activity ratio (OsCGT:GmSuSy=～1.2) optimal for the overall reaction rate (～0.2 mmol h?1 g?1 catalyst; 30 °C, pH 7.5). Using phloretin solubilized at 120 mM as inclusion complex with 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, we demonstrate complete substrate conversion into nothofagin (～52 g/L; 21.8 mg product h?1 g?1 catalyst) at 4% mass loading of the catalyst. The UDP-glucose was recycled 240 times. The solid catalyst showed excellent reusability, retaining ～40% of initial activity after 15 cycles of phloretin conversion (60 mM) with a catalyst turnover number of ～273 g nothofagin/g protein used. Our study presents important progress towards applied bio-catalysis with immobilized glycosyltransferase cascades. (Figure presented.).
- Liu, Hui,Tegl, Gregor,Nidetzky, Bernd
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- Exploring the broad nucleotide triphosphate and sugar-1-phosphate specificity of thymidylyltransferase Cps23FL from: Streptococcus pneumonia serotype 23F
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Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase (Cps23FL) from Streptococcus pneumonia serotype 23F is the initial enzyme that catalyses the thymidylyl transfer reaction in prokaryotic deoxythymidine diphosphate-l-rhamnose (dTDP-Rha) biosynthetic pathway. In this study, the broad substrate specificity of Cps23FL towards six glucose-1-phosphates and nine nucleoside triphosphates as substrates was systematically explored, eventually providing access to nineteen sugar nucleotide analogs.
- Chen, Zonggang,Gu, Guofeng,Jin, Guoxia,Li, Siqiang,Wang, Hong
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- Enzymatic Synthesis of Human Milk Fucosides α1,2-Fucosyl para-Lacto-N-Hexaose and its Isomeric Derivatives
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Enzymatic synthesis of para-lacto-N-hexaose and its isomeric structures as well as those α1,2-fucosylated variants naturally occurring in human milk oligosaccharide (HMOs) was achieved using a sequential one-pot enzymatic system. Three glycosylation routes comprising bacterial glycosyltransferases and corresponding sugar-nucleotide-generating enzymes were developed to facilitate efficient production of extended type-1 and type-2 N-acetyllactosamine (LacNAc) backbones and hybrid chains. Further fucosylation efficiency of two α1,2-fucosyltransferases on both type-1 and type-2 chains of the hexasaccharide was investigated to achieve practical synthesis of the fucosylated glycans. The availability of structurally defined HMOs offers a practical approach for investigating future biological applications. (Figure presented.).
- Fang, Jia-Lin,Tsai, Teng-Wei,Liang, Chin-Yu,Li, Jyun-Yi,Yu, Ching-Ching
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- Isotope Probing of the UDP-Apiose/UDP-Xylose Synthase Reaction: Evidence of a Mechanism via a Coupled Oxidation and Aldol Cleavage
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The C-branched sugar d-apiose (Api) is essential for plant cell-wall development. An enzyme-catalyzed decarboxylation/pyranoside ring-contraction reaction leads from UDP-α-d-glucuronic acid (UDP-GlcA) to the Api precursor UDP-α-d-apiose (UDP-Api). We examined the mechanism of UDP-Api/UDP-α-d-xylose synthase (UAXS) with site-selectively2H-labeled and deoxygenated substrates. The analogue UDP-2-deoxy-GlcA, which prevents C-2/C-3 aldol cleavage as the plausible initiating step of pyranoside-to-furanoside conversion, did not give the corresponding Api product. Kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) support an UAXS mechanism in which substrate oxidation by enzyme-NAD+and retro-aldol sugar ring-opening occur coupled in a single rate-limiting step leading to decarboxylation. Rearrangement and ring-contracting aldol addition in an open-chain intermediate then give the UDP-Api aldehyde, which is intercepted via reduction by enzyme-NADH.
- Eixelsberger, Thomas,Horvat, Doroteja,Gutmann, Alexander,Weber, Hansj?rg,Nidetzky, Bernd
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- HIGH-PURITY STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES
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Methods of preparing highly purified steviol glycosides, particularly rebaudiosides A, D and M are described. The methods include utilizing recombinant microorganisms for converting various staring compositions to target steviol glycosides. In addition, novel steviol glycosides reb D2, reb M2, and reb I are disclosed, as are methods of preparing the same. The highly purified rebaudiosides are useful as non-caloric sweetener in edible and chewable compositions such as any beverages, confectioneries, bakery products, cookies, and chewing gums.
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- Facile and Versatile Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Enterobactin Analogues and Applications in Bacterial Detection
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Siderophores, such as enterobactin (Ent), are small molecules that can be selectively imported into bacteria along with iron by cognate transporters. Siderophore conjugates are thus a promising strategy for delivering functional reagents into bacteria. In this work, we present an easy-to-perform, one-pot chemoenzymatic synthesis of functionalized monoglucosylated enterobactin (MGE). When functionalized MGE is conjugated to a rhodamine fluorophore, which affords RhB-Glc-Ent, it can selectively label Gram-negative bacteria that utilize Ent, including some E. coli strains and P. aeruginosa. V. cholerae, a bacterium that utilizes linearized Ent, can also be weakly targeted. Moreover, the targeting is effective under iron-limiting but not iron-rich conditions. Our results suggest that the RhB-Glc-Ent probe is sensitive not only to the bacterial strain but also to the iron condition in the environment.
- Lee, Albert A.,Chen, Yi -Chen S.,Ekalestari, Elisa,Ho, Sheng -Yang,Hsu, Nai -Shu,Kuo, Tang -Feng,Wang, Tsung -Shing Andrew
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- Enzymatic synthesis of nucleobase-modified UDP-sugars: Scope and limitations
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Glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase in conjunction with UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase was found to catalyse the conversion of a range of 5-substituted UTP derivatives into the corresponding UDP-galactose derivatives in poor yield. Notably the 5-iodo derivative was not converted to UDP-sugar. In contrast, UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase in conjunction with inorganic pyrophosphatase was particularly effective at converting 5-substituted UTP derivatives, including the iodo compound, into a range of gluco-configured 5-substituted UDP-sugar derivatives in good yields. Attempts to effect 4″-epimerization of these 5-substituted UDP-glucose with UDP-glucose 4″-epimerase from yeast were unsuccessful, while use of the corresponding enzyme from Erwinia amylovora resulted in efficient epimerization of only 5-iodo-UDP-Glc, but not the corresponding 5-aryl derivatives, to give 5-iodo-UDP-Gal. Given the established potential for Pd-mediated cross-coupling of 5-iodo-UDP-sugars, this provides convenient access to the galacto-configured 5-substituted-UDP-sugars from gluco-configured substrates and 5-iodo-UTP.
- Wagstaff, Ben A.,Rejzek, Martin,Pesnot, Thomas,Tedaldi, Lauren M.,Caputi, Lorenzo,O'Neill, Ellis C.,Benini, Stefano,Wagner, Gerd K.,Field, Robert A.
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- Towards the synthesis of glycosylated dihydrochalcone natural products using glycosyltransferase-catalysed cascade reactions
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Regioselective O-β-D-glucosylation of flavonoid core structures is used in plants to create diverse natural products. Their prospective application as functional food and pharmaceutical ingredients makes flavonoid glucosides interesting targets for chemical synthesis, but selective instalment of a glucosyl group requires elaborate synthetic procedures. We report glycosyltransferase-catalysed cascade reactions for single-step highly efficient O-β-D-glucosylation of two major dihydrochalcones (phloretin, davidigenin) and demonstrate their use for the preparation of phlorizin (phloretin 2′-O-β-d-glucoside) and two first-time synthesised natural products, davidioside and confusoside, obtained through selective 2′- and 4′-O-β-d-glucosylation of the dihydroxyphenyl moiety in davidigenin, respectively. Parallel biocatalytic cascades were established by coupling uridine 5′-diphosphate (UDP)-glucose dependent synthetic glucosylations catalysed by herein identified dedicated O-glycosyltransferases (OGTs) to UDP dependent conversion of sucrose by sucrose synthase (SuSy; from soybean). The SuSy reaction served not only to regenerate the UDP-glucose donor substrate for OGT (up to 9 times), but also to overcome thermodynamic restrictions on dihydrochalcone β-d-glucoside formation (up to 20% conversion and yield enhancement). Using conditions optimised for overall coupled enzyme activity, target 2′-O- or 4′-O-β-d-glucoside was obtained in ≥88% yield from reactions consisting of 5 mM dihydrochalcone acceptor, 100 mM sucrose, and 0.5 mM UDP. Davidioside and confusoside were isolated and their proposed chemical structures confirmed by NMR. OGT-SuSy cascade transformations present a green chemistry approach for efficient glucosylation in natural products synthesis. the Partner Organisations 2014.
- Gutmann, Alexander,Bungaruang, Linda,Weber, Hansjoerg,Leypold, Mario,Breinbauer, Rolf,Nidetzky, Bernd
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- CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF HEPARIN AND HEPARAN SULFATE ANALOGS
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The present invention provides a one-pot multi-enzyme method for preparing UDP-sugars from simple sugar starting materials. The invention also provides a one-pot multi-enzyme method for preparing oligosaccharides from simple sugar starting materials.
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- Leloir glycosyltransferases and natural product glycosylation: Biocatalytic synthesis of the C-glucoside nothofagin, a major antioxidant of redbush herbal tea
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Nothofagin is a major antioxidant of redbush herbal tea and represents a class of bioactive flavonoid-like C-glycosidic natural products. We developed an efficient enzymatic synthesis of nothofagin based on a one-pot coupled glycosyltransferasecatalyzed transformation that involves perfectly selective 3′-C-β-D-glucosylation of naturally abundant phloretin and applies sucrose as expedient glucosyl donor. C-Glucosyltransferase from Oryza sativa (rice) was used for phloretin C-glucosylation from uridine 5'-diphosphate (UDP)-glucose, which was supplied continuously in situ through conversion of sucrose and UDP catalyzed by sucrose synthase from Glycine max (soybean). In an evaluation of thermodynamic, kinetic, and stability parameters of the coupled enzymatic reactions, poor water solubility of the phloretin acceptor substrate was revealed as a major bottleneck of conversion efficiency. Using periodic feed of phloretin controlled by reaction progress, nothofagin concentrations (45 mM; 20 gL-1) were obtained that vastly exceed the phloretin solubility limit (5-10 mM). The intermediate UDP-glucose was produced from catalytic amounts of UDP (1.0 mM) and was thus recycled 45 times in the process. Benchmarked against comparable glycosyltransferase-catalyzed transformations (e.g., on quercetin), the synthesis of nothofagin has achieved intensification in glycosidic product formation by up to three orders of magnitude (μM → mM range). It thus makes a strong case for the application of Leloir glycosyltransferases in biocatalytic syntheses of glycosylated natural products as fine chemicals.
- Bungaruang, Linda,Gutmann, Alexander,Nidetzky, Bernd
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- The effect of bisphosphonate acidity on the activity of a thymidylyltransferase
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Thymidylyltransferases (thymidine diphospho pyrophosphorylases) are nucleotidylyltransferases that play key roles in the biosynthesis of carbohydrate components within bacterial cell walls and in the biosynthesis of glycosylated natural products. They catalyze the formation of sugar nucleotides concomitant with the release of pyrophosphate. Protein engineering of thymidylyltransferases has been an approach for the production of a variety of non-physiological sugar nucleotides. In this work, we have explored chemical approaches towards modifying the activity of the thymidylyltransferase (Cps2L) cloned from S. pneumoniae, through the use of chemically synthesized 'activated' nucleoside triphosphates with enhanced leaving groups, or by switching the metal ion co-factor specificity. Within a series of phosphonate-containing nucleoside triphosphate analogues, thymidylyltransferase activity is enhanced based on the acidity of the leaving group and a Br?nsted-type analysis indicated that leaving group departure is rate limiting. We have also determined IC50 values for a series of bisphosphonates as inhibitors of thymidylyltransferases. No correlation between the acidity of the inhibitors (pKa) and the magnitude of enzyme inhibition was found. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Beaton, Stephen A.,Jiang, Patricia M.,Melong, Jonathan C.,Loranger, Matthew W.,Mohamady, Samy,Veinot, Thomas I.,Jakeman, David L.
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- Biosynthesis of nucleotide sugars by a promiscuous UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtUSP)
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Nucleotide sugars are activated forms of monosaccharides and key intermediates of carbohydrate metabolism in all organisms. The availability of structurally diverse nucleotide sugars is particularly important for the characterization of glycosyltransferases. Given that limited methods are available for preparation of nucleotide sugars, especially their useful non-natural derivatives, we introduced herein an efficient one-step three-enzyme catalytic system for the synthesis of nucleotide sugars from monosaccharides. In this study, a promiscuous UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase (USP) from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtUSP) was used with a galactokinase from Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 (SpGalK) and an inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPase) to effectively synthesize four UDP-sugars. AtUSP has better tolerance for C4-derivatives of Gal-1-P compared to UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from S. pneumoniae TIGR4 (SpGalU). Besides, the nucleotide substrate specificity and kinetic parameters of AtUSP were systematically studied. AtUSP exhibited considerable activity toward UTP, dUTP and dTTP, the yield of which was 87%, 85% and 84%, respectively. These results provide abundant information for better understanding of the relationship between substrate specificity and structural features of AtUSP.
- Liu, Jun,Zou, Yang,Guan, Wanyi,Zhai, Yafei,Xue, Mengyang,Jin, Lan,Zhao, Xueer,Dong, Junkai,Wang, Wenjun,Shen, Jie,Wang, Peng George,Chen, Min
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- Efficient one-pot multienzyme synthesis of UDP-sugars using a promiscuous UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase from Bifidobacterium longum (BLUSP)
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A promiscuous UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase (BLUSP) was cloned from Bifidobacterium longum strain ATCC55813 and used efficiently with a Pasteurella multocida inorganic pyrophosphatase (PmPpA) with or without a monosaccharide 1-kinase for one-pot multienzyme synthesis of UDP-galactose, UDP-glucose, UDP-mannose, and their derivatives. Further chemical diversification of a UDP-mannose derivative resulted in the formation of UDP-N-acetylmannosamine. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012.
- Muthana, Musleh M.,Qu, Jingyao,Li, Yanhong,Zhang, Lei,Yu, Hai,Ding, Li,Malekan, Hamed,Chen, Xi
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- Biosynthesis of UDP-glucuronic acid and UDP-galacturonic acid in Bacillus cereus subsp. cytotoxis NVH 391-98
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The food borne pathogen Bacillus cereus produces uronic acid-containing glycans that are secreted in a shielding biofilm environment, and certain alkaliphilic Bacillus deposit uronate-glycan polymers in the cell wall when adapting to alkaline environments. The source of these acidic sugars is unknown and, in the present study, we describe the functional identification of an operon in Bacillus cerues subsp. cytotoxis NVH 391-98 that comprises genes involved in the synthesis of UDP-uronic acids in Bacillus spp. Within the operon, a UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase converts UDP-glucose in the presence of NAD+ to UDP-glucuronic acid and NADH, and a UDP-GlcA 4-epimerase (UGlcAE) converts UDP-glucuronic acid to UDP-galacturonic acid. Interestingly, in vitro, both enzymes can utilize the TDP-sugar forms as well, albeit at lower catalytic efficiency. Unlike most of the very few bacterial 4-epimerases that have been characterized, which are promiscuous, the B. cereus UGlcAE enzyme is very specific and cannot use UDP-glucose, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, UDP-N-acetylglucosaminuronic acid or UDP-xylose as substrates. Size exclusion chromatography suggests that UGlcAE is active as a monomer, unlike the dimeric form of plant enzymes; the Bacillus UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase is also found as a monomer. Phylogenic analysis further suggests that the Bacillus UGlcAE may have evolved separately from other bacterial and plant epimerases. Our results provide insight into the formation and function of uronic acid-containing glycans in the lifecycle of B. cereus and related species containing homologous operons, as well as a basis for determining the importance of these acidic glycans. We also discuss the ability to target UGlcAE as a drug candidate.
- Broach, Bryan,Gu, Xiaogang,Bar-Peled, Maor
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scheme or table
p. 100 - 112
(2012/04/11)
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- Leishmania UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase: The missing link in galactose salvage?
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The Leishmania parasite glycocalyx is rich in galactose-containing glycoconjugates that are synthesized by specific glycosyltransferases that use UDP-galactose as a glycosyl donor. UDP-galactose biosynthesis is thought to be predominantly a de novo process involving epimerization of the abundant nucleotide sugar UDP-glucose by the UDP-glucose 4-epimerase, although galactose salvage from the environment has been demonstrated for Leishmania major. Here, we present the characterization of an L. major UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase able to reversibly activate galactose 1-phosphate into UDP-galactose thus proving the existence of the Isselbacher salvage pathway in this parasite. The ordered bisubstrate mechanism and high affinity of the enzyme for UTP seem to favor the synthesis of nucleotide sugar rather than their pyrophosphorolysis. Although L. major UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase preferentially activates galactose 1-phosphate and glucose 1-phosphate, the enzyme is able to act on a variety of hexose 1-phosphates as well as pentose 1-phosphates but not hexosamine 1-phosphates and hence presents a broad in vitro specificity. The newly identified enzyme exhibits a low but significant homology with UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylases and conserved in particular is the pyrophosphorylase consensus sequence and residues involved in nucleotide and phosphate binding. Saturation transfer difference NMR spectroscopy experiments confirm the importance of these moieties for substrate binding. The described leishmanial enzyme is closely related to plant UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylases and presents a similar substrate specificity suggesting their common origin.
- Damerow, Sebastian,Lamerz, Anne-Christin,Haselhorst, Thomas,Fuehring, Jana,Zarnovican, Patricia,von Itsztein, Mark,Routier, Francoise H.
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experimental part
p. 878 - 887
(2010/12/18)
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- Sugar nucleotide recognition by Klebsiella pneumoniae UDP-d-galactopyranose mutase: Fluorinated substrates, kinetics and equilibria
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A series of selectively fluorinated and other substituted UDP-d-galactose derivatives have been evaluated as substrates for Klebsiella pneumoniae UDP-d-galactopyranose mutase. This enzyme, which catalyses the interconversion of the pyranose and furanose f
- Errey, James C.,Mann, Maretta C.,Fairhurst, Shirley A.,Hill, Lionel,McNeil, Michael R.,Naismith, James H.,Percy, Jonathan M.,Whitfield, Chris,Field, Robert A.
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experimental part
p. 1009 - 1016
(2009/05/30)
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- Phosphomannose isomerase/GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase from Pyrococcus furiosus: A thermostable biocatalyst for the synthesis of guanidinediphosphate- activated and mannose-containing sugar nucleotides
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Herein we present an analysis of the chemical function of a recombinant bifunctional phosphomannose isomerase/GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase (manC) from Pyrococcus furiosus DSM 3638 and its use in the synthesis of guanidinediphospho-hexoses and a range of
- Mizanur, Rahman M.,Pohl, Nicola L. B.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 2135 - 2139
(2009/09/04)
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- Stereoselective chemical synthesis of sugar nucleotides via direct displacement of acylated glycosyl bromides
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Figure presented The use of Leloir glycosyltransferases to prepare biologically relevant oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates requires access to sugar nucleoside diphosphates, which are notoriously difficult to efficiently synthesize and purify. We report a novel stereoselective route to UDP- and GDPα-D-mannose as well as UDP- and GDP-β-L-fucose via direct displacement of acylated glycosyl bromides with nucleoside 5′- diphosphates.
- Timmons, Shannon C.,Jakeman, David L.
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p. 1227 - 1230
(2007/10/03)
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- Structure-activity relationship of uridine 5′-diphosphoglucose analogues as agonists of the human P2Y14 receptor
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UDP-glucose (UDPG) and derivatives are naturally occurring agonists of the Gi protein-coupled P2Y14 receptor, which occurs in the immune system. We synthesized and characterized pharmacologically novel analogues of UDPG modified on the nucleobase, ribose, and glucose moieties, as the basis for designing novel ligands in conjunction with modeling. The recombinant human P2Y14 receptor expressed in COS-7 cells was coupled to phospholipase C through an engineered Gα-q/i protein. Most modifications of the uracil or ribose moieties abolished activity; this is among the least permissive P2Y receptors. However, a 2-thiouracil modification in 15 (EC50 49 ± 2 nM) enhanced the potency of UDPG (but not UDP-glucuronic acid) by 7-fold. 4-Thio analogue 13 was equipotent to UDPG, but S-alkylation was detrimental. Compound 15 was docked in a rhodposin-based receptor homology model, which correctly predicted potent agonism of UDP-fructose, UDP-mannose, and UDP-inositol. The hexose moiety of UDPG interacts with multiple H-bonding and charged residues and provides a fertile region for agonist modification.
- Ko, Hyojin,Fricks, Ingrid,Ivanov, Andrei A.,Harden, T. Kendall,Jacobson, Kenneth A.
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p. 2030 - 2039
(2008/02/06)
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- Practical preparation of lacto-N-biose I, a candidate for the bifidus factor in human milk
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A one-pot enzymatic reaction to produce lacto-N-biose I (LNB), which is supposed to represent the bifidus factor in human milk oligosaccharides, was demonstrated. Approximately 500mM of LNB was generated in 10-liter of reaction mixture initially containing 660 mM of sucrose and 600mM of GlcNAc by the concurrent actions of four enzymes, sucrose phosphorylase, UDP-glucose - hexose-1-phospate uridylyltransferase, UDP-glucose 4-epimerase, and lacto-N-biose phosphorylase, in the presence of UDP-Glc and phosphate, indicating a reaction yield of 83%. LNB was isolated from the mixture by crystallization after yeast treatment. Finally, 1.4 kg of LNB of 99.6% purity was recovered after recrystallization.
- Nishimoto, Mamoru,Kitaoka, Motomitsu
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p. 2101 - 2104
(2008/02/13)
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- Exploiting nucleotidylyltransferases to prepare sugar nucleotides
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(Graph Presented) Enzymatic approaches to prepare sugar nucleotides are gaining in importance and offer several advantages over chemical synthesis including high yields and stereospecificity. We report the cloning, expression, and purification of two new wild-type thymidylyltransferases and observed catalysis with a wide variety of substrates. Significant product inhibition was not observed with the enzymes studied over a 24 h period, enabling the efficient preparation of 15 sugar nucleotides, clearly demonstrating the synthetic utility of these biocatalysts.
- Timmons, Shannon C.,Mosher, Roy H.,Knowles, Sheryl A.,Jakeman, David L.
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p. 857 - 860
(2007/10/03)
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- One-step synthesis of labeled sugar nucleotides for protein O-GlcNAc modification studies by chemical function analysis of an archaeal protein
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Herein we present the chemical function analysis of a recombinant sugar nucleotidyltransferase from the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus and its use in the one-pot synthesis of chloroacetyl- and alkyne-tagged analogues of uridinediphospho-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). The gene was originally annotated as a glucose-1-phosphate deoxythymidylyltransferase; however, kinetic analysis of a panel of sugar-1-phosphates with the protein shows that it is better described as a bifunctional protein that synthesizes UDP-GlcNAc from glucosamine-1-phosphate and acetyl coenzyme A (CoA). A new mass-spectrometry-based assay for the rapid analysis of the acyltransferase activity demonstrates that the enzyme can also accept cheaper truncated N-acetylcysteamine thioester substrates in place of the natural acetyl CoA. The enzyme can tolerate alkyne or chloride substitutions in the acyl moiety, thereby allowing the facile synthesis of tagged sugar nucleotides for future use in protein O-GlcNAc modification studies. Copyright
- Mizanur, Rahman M.,Jaipuri, Firoz A.,Pohl, Nicola L.
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p. 836 - 837
(2007/10/03)
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- Unusually broad substrate tolerance of a heat-stable archaeal sugar nucleotidyltransferase for the synthesis of sugar nucleotides
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Herein, we report the first cloning, recombinant expression, and synthetic utility of a sugar nucleotidyltransferase from any archaeal source and demonstrate by an electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS)-based assay its unusual tolerance of heat, pH, and sugar substrates. The metalion-dependent enzyme from Pyrococcus furiosus DSM 3638 showed a relatively high degree of acceptance of glucose-1-phosphate (Glc1P), mannose-1-phosphate (Man1P), galactose-1-phosphate (Gal1P), fucose-1-phosphate, glucosamine-1-phosphate, galactosamine-1-phosphate, and N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate with uridine and deoxythymidine triphosphate (UTP and dTTP, respectively). The apparent Michaelis constants for Glc1P, Man1P, and Gal1P are 13.0 ± 0.7, 15 ± 1, and 22 ± 2 μM, respectively, with corresponding turnover numbers of 2.08, 1.65, and 1.32 s-1, respectively. An initial velocity study indicated an ordered bi-bi catalytic mechanism for this enzyme. The temperature stability and inherently broad substrate tolerance of this archaeal enzyme promise an effective reagent for the rapid chemoenzymatic synthesis of a range of natural and unnatural sugar nucleotides for in vitro glycosylation studies and highlight the potential of archaea as a source of new enzymes for synthesis.
- Mizanur, Rahman M.,Zea, Corbin J.,Pohl, Nicola L.
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p. 15993 - 15998
(2007/10/03)
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- Surprising bacterial nucleotidyltransferase selectivity in the conversion of carbaglucose-1-phosphate
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The drive to understand the molecular determinants of carbohydrate binding as well as the search for more chemically and biochemically stable sugar derivatives and carbohydrate-based therapeutics has led to the synthesis of a variety of analogues that rep
- Ko, Kwang-Seuk,Zea, Corbin J.,Pohl, Nicola L.
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p. 13188 - 13189
(2007/10/03)
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- Active-site engineering of nucleotidylyltransferases and general enzymatic methods for the synthesis of natural and "unnatural" UDP- and TDP-nucleotide sugars
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The present invention provides mutant nucleotidylyl-transferases, such as Ep, having altered substrate specificity; methods for their production; and methods of producing nucleotide sugars, which utilize these nucleotidylyl-transferases. The present invention also provides methods of synthesizing desired nucleotide sugars using natural and/or modified Ep or other nucleotidyltransferases; and nucleotide sugars sythesized by the present methods. The present invention further provides new glycosyl phosphates, and methods for making them.
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- One-step, stereocontrolled synthesis of glycosyl 1-phosphates, uridine- 5'-diphosphogalactose, and uridine-5'-diphosphoglucose from unprotected glycosyl donors
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The reaction of 2-(1,2-trans-glycopyranosyloxy)-3-methoxypyridines (MOP glycosides) with phosphoric acid leads to the corresponding 1,2-cis-1- phosphates in good yield and excellent stereoselectivity. 1-Phosphate esters of α-D-glucopyranose, α-D-galactopyranose, and 2-azido-2-deoxy-α-D- galactopyranose were thus prepared without recourse to protective groups. In the L-fucose series, the major product was the α-L-fucosyl 1-phosphate. An alternative method that relies on neighboring group participation allowed the preparation of a protected β-L-fucosyl 1-phosphate. Reaction of unprotected β-D-glucopyranosyloxy and β-D-galactopyranosyloxy MOP donors with uridine diphosphoric acid gave UDP-Glc and UDP-Gal with preponderance of the desired α-anomeric configuration.
- Hanessian, Stephen,Lu, Pu-Ping,Ishida, Hideki
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p. 13296 - 13300
(2007/10/03)
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- Convenient syntheses of cytidine 5'-triphosphate, guanosine 5'-triphosphate, and uridine 5'-triphosphate and their use in the preparation of UDP-glucose, UDP-glucuronic acid, and GDP-mannose
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This paper compares enzymatic and chemical methods for the synthesis of cytidine 5'-triphosphate, guanosine 5'-triphosphate, and uridine 5'-triphosphate from the corresponding nucleoside monophosphates on scales of ~10 g. These nucleoside triphosphates are important as intermediates in Leloir pathway biosyntheses of complex carbohydrates; the nucleoside monophosphates are readily available commercially. The best route to CTP is based on phosphorylation of CMP using adenylate kinase (EC 2.7.4.3); the route to GTP involves phosphorylation of GMP using guanylate kinase (EC 2.7.4.8); chemical deamination of CTP (prepared enzymatically from CMP) is the best synthesis of UTP. For the 10-200-mmol-scale reactions described in this paper, it is more convenient to prepare phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), used in the enzymatic preparations, from D-(-)-3-phosphoglyceric acid (3-PGA) in the reaction mixture rather than to synthesize PEP in a separate chemical step. The in situ conversion of 3-PGA to PEP requires the coupled action of phosphoglycerate mutase (EC 2.7.5.3) and enolase (EC 4.2.1.11). The enzyme-catalyzed syntheses of uridine 5'-diphosphoglucose (UDP-Glc), uridine 5'-diphosphoglucuronic acid (UDP-GlcUA), and guanosine 5'-diphosphomannose (GDP-Man) illustrate the use of the nucleoside triphosphates.
- Simon,Grabowski,Whitesides
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p. 1834 - 1841
(2007/10/02)
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