Sequential one-pot enzymatic synthesis of oligo-N-acetyllactosamine and its multi-sialylated extensions†
Wei-Ting Chien,Chien-Fu Liang,Ching-Ching Yu,Chien-Hung Lin,Si-Peng Li,Kwok Kong T. Mong
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 04/11/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4CC01227E
Abstract

A simple and efficient protocol for the preparative-scale synthesis of various lengths of oligo-N-acetyllactosamine (oligo-LacNAc) and its multi-sialylated extensions is described. The strategy utilizes one thermophilic bacterial thymidylyltransferase (RmlA) coupled with corresponding sugar-1-phosphate kinases to generate two uridine diphosphate sugars, UDP-galactose and UDP-N-acetylglucosamine. By incorporating glycosyltransferases, oligo-LacNAcs and their sialylated analogs were synthesized.

Graphical abstract: Sequential one-pot enzymatic synthesis of oligo-N-acetyllactosamine and its multi-sialylated extensions