Enzymatic syntheses of GlcNAc beta 1-2Man and Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc beta 1-2Man as components of complex type sugar chains

Glycoconj J. 1997 Jan;14(1):75-80. doi: 10.1023/a:1018565032297.

Abstract

GlcNAc beta 1-2Man and GlcNAc beta 1-6Man were synthesized using the reverse hydrolysis activity of beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase from both jack beans and Bacillus circulans. In turn, Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc beta 1-2Man and Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc beta 1-6Man were synthesized regioselectively using the transglycosylation activity of beta-galactosidase from Diplococcus pneumoniae and B. circulans, respectively. These di- and trisaccharides are important components of complex type sugar chains and will be used as intermediates in our synthetic studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylglucosaminidase / metabolism
  • Bacillus / enzymology
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Disaccharides / chemical synthesis*
  • Disaccharides / metabolism*
  • Glycosylation
  • Hydrolysis
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / enzymology
  • Trisaccharides / chemical synthesis*
  • Trisaccharides / metabolism*
  • beta-Galactosidase / metabolism

Substances

  • Disaccharides
  • Trisaccharides
  • N-acetylglucosaminyl-1-2-mannopyranose
  • galactopyranosyl-1-4-N--acetylglucosaminyl-1-2-mannopyranose
  • beta-Galactosidase
  • Acetylglucosaminidase