Conversion of GalNAcβ(1–4)GlcNAcβ‐OMe into GalNAcβ(1–4)‐[Fucα(1–3)]GlcNAcβ‐OMe using human milk α3/4‐fucosyltransferase synthesis of a novel terminal element in glycoprotein glycans
- 8 November 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 334 (1) , 133-138
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(93)81698-y
Abstract
Incubation of GalNAcβ(1–4)GlcNAcβ-OMe with GDP-Fuc in the presence of human milk α3/4-fucosyltransferase resulted in the formation of GalNAcβ(1–4)[Fucα(1–3)]GlcNAcβ-OMe. Under conditions that led to complete α3-fucosylation of Galβ(1–4)GlcNAcβ-OEt, GalNAcβ(1–4)GlcNAcβ-OMe was fucosylated for more than 85%. For the identification of the isolated fucosylated products one- and two- dimensional 1H-NMR spectroscopy was applied. In vacuo molecular dynamics simulations of Galβ(1–4)[Fucα(1–3)]GlcNAcβ-OEt and GalNAcβ(1–4)[Fucα(1–3)]GlcNAcβ-OMe using the CHARMm based force field CHEAT, demonstrated only small differences between the conformations of these compounds. This illustrates the minor conformational influence of the substituent at C-2′, i.e. a hydroxyl function versus a N-acetyl group.Keywords
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