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Sakai H, Tsushida S, Hosoya T, Miyafuji H. Role of ion pairs in model glycosylation reactions of permethylated glucosyl and xylosyl triflates. Carbohydr Res 2024; 544:109227. [PMID: 39142017 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2024.109227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of chemical O-glycosylation remains a significant challenge in glycochemistry. This study examines the mechanism of the nucleophilic substitution reaction between glycosyl triflates, which are extensively used in studies of glycosylation mechanisms, and several acceptor alcohols. The investigation was conducted through a comparative analysis of permethylated glucosyl triflate GTf and its xylosyl counterpart XTf. The glycosylation reactions, conducted in dichloromethane using GTf and XTf with EtOH, tBuOH, and CF3CH2OH, exhibited diverse α/β selectivities depending on the types of donor and acceptor molecules used. Identifying a unified mechanism to explain this range of selectivities proved challenging. Notably, we observed a distinct trend wherein the addition of excess triflate salt (Bu4NOTf) had a more pronounced effect on the α/β selectivity in glycosylation reactions utilizing XTf compared to those using GTf. Quantum chemical calculations performed at the SCS-MP2//DFT(M06-2X) level, with explicit inclusion of five solvent molecules, showed that contact ion pairs arising from XTf were significantly more stable than those from GTf. These experimental and computational results strongly suggest that ion pairs play a more crucial role in the glycosylation process involving XTf than GTf. Additionally, our quantum chemical analyses clarified that the enhanced stability of the ion pairs from XTf was attributed not to the strength of the C-1-OTf bond within XTf but to the flexibility in the conformational changes of XTf's pyranosyl ring.
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- Hana Sakai
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1- 5 Shimogamo-hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8522, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1- 5 Shimogamo-hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8522, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1- 5 Shimogamo-hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8522, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1- 5 Shimogamo-hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8522, Japan
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Kumar N, Gurawa A, Yadav A, Kashyap S. Influence of C-4 Axial/Equatorial Configuration and Neighboring Group/Remote Group Participation (NGP/RGP) Driven Conformational Evidence in Chemoselective Activation of Glycals. Org Lett 2024; 26:7072-7077. [PMID: 39116290 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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We herein reveal the possibility of the C-4 neighboring group/remote group participation (NGP/RGP) facilitating the stabilization of the anomeric center via dioxolenium intermediates in the chemoselective activation of glycal donors. We further realized that the axial/equatorial configuration of the C-4 group in the galacto- and gluco-glycal series enables diverse pathways to give direct 1,2-addition or Ferrier rearrangement, respectively. A proof-of-principle for stereoselective glycosylation was amply illustrated by employing carbohydrates, amino acids, natural products, and bioactive molecules to develop 2-deoxy-glycan analogs.
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- Nitin Kumar
- Carbohydrate Chemistry Research Laboratory (CCRL), Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur 302017, India
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, 1919, route de Mende, 34294 Cedex 5 Montpellier, France
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- Carbohydrate Chemistry Research Laboratory (CCRL), Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur 302017, India
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- Carbohydrate Chemistry Research Laboratory (CCRL), Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur 302017, India
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Kontodimas V, Yaman M, Greis K, Lettow M, Pagel K, Marianski M. Reinvestigation of the internal glycan rearrangement of Lewis a and blood group type H1 epitopes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:14160-14170. [PMID: 38712976 PMCID: PMC11147448 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04491b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Protonated ions of fucose-containing oligosaccharides are prone to undergo internal glycan rearrangement which results in chimeric fragments that obfuscate mass-spectrometric analysis. Lack of accessible tools that would facilitate systematic analysis of glycans in the gas phase limits our understanding of this phenomenon. In this work, we use density functional theory modeling to interpret cryogenic IR spectra of Lewis a and blood group type H1 trisaccharides and to establish whether these trisaccharides undergo the rearrangement during gas-phase analysis. Structurally unconstrained search reveals that none of the parent ions constitute a thermodynamic global minimum. In contrast, predicted collision cross sections and anharmonic IR spectra provide a good match to available experimental data which allowed us to conclude that fucose migration does not occur in these antigens. By comparing the predicted structures with those obtained for Lewis x and blood group type H2 epitopes, we demonstrate that the availability of the mobile proton and a large difference in the relative stability of the parent ions and rearrangement products constitute the prerequisites for the rearrangement reaction.
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- Vasilis Kontodimas
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA.
- Ph.D. Programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max Planck Gesellschaft, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max Planck Gesellschaft, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max Planck Gesellschaft, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA.
- Ph.D. Programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Hernández-Flandes A, Hernández-Ortega S, Ramírez-Apan T, Rocha-Zavaleta L, Silva-Jimenez N, Martínez-Vázquez M. Synthesis of Cycloartan-16β-ol from 16β 24R-Epoxy-Cycloartane and Their Cytotoxicity Evaluation Against Human Cancer Cell Lines. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202301346. [PMID: 38520744 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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It was found that Argentatins A and B triterpenoids make up approximately 20-30 % of the waste resin produced from the industrial processes to isolate rubber from P. argentatum. We have developed an efficient protocol for synthesizing cycloartane-16β-ol derivatives by opening the oxepane ring of argentatin B acetate (2) with BF3-OEt2. Although three new cycloartenol derivatives showed high cytotoxicity against PC-3 and HCT-15 cancer cell lines, nevertheless, the best results were obtained for (16β,24R) -(16,24-epoxy-cycloartan-2(1H)-ylidene) acetate (14), compound with intact oxepane ring. These results indicate that the substituents in the argentatin nucleus and a side chain account for the cytotoxic activity. However, according to the selectivity index (SI), 14 did not show selectivity activity to cancer cell lines over the HaCat noncancerous cell line. The compound 3β,16β-Dihydroxy-cycloartan-24-one (5), synthesized by oxepane opening, demonstrated high cytotoxic activity to cancer cell lines and showed a remarkable selectivity to cancer cell lines over the noncancerous ones. These results suggest that 5 could lead to the development of new anticancer compounds.
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- Atzin Hernández-Flandes
- Departmento de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. C. Exterior, C. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Coyoacán, 04510 DCMX, México
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- Departmento de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. C. Exterior, C. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Coyoacán, 04510 DCMX, México
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- Departmento de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. C. Exterior, C. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Coyoacán, 04510 DCMX, México
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. C. Exterior, C. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Coyoacán, 04510 DCMX, México
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- Departmento de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. C. Exterior, C. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Coyoacán, 04510 DCMX, México
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- Departmento de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. C. Exterior, C. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Coyoacán, 04510 DCMX, México
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Moons PH, Ter Braak F, de Kleijne FFJ, Bijleveld B, Corver SJR, Houthuijs KJ, Almizori HR, Berden G, Martens J, Oomens J, White PB, Boltje TJ. Characterization of elusive rhamnosyl dioxanium ions and their application in complex oligosaccharide synthesis. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2257. [PMID: 38480691 PMCID: PMC10937939 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46522-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Attaining complete anomeric control is still one of the biggest challenges in carbohydrate chemistry. Glycosyl cations such as oxocarbenium and dioxanium ions are key intermediates of glycosylation reactions. Characterizing these highly-reactive intermediates and understanding their glycosylation mechanisms are essential to the stereoselective synthesis of complex carbohydrates. Although C-2 acyl neighbouring-group participation has been well-studied, the reactive intermediates in more remote participation remain elusive and are challenging to study. Herein, we report a workflow that is utilized to characterize rhamnosyl 1,3-bridged dioxanium ions derived from C-3 p-anisoyl esterified donors. First, we use a combination of quantum-chemical calculations and infrared ion spectroscopy to determine the structure of the cationic glycosylation intermediate in the gas-phase. In addition, we establish the structure and exchange kinetics of highly-reactive, low-abundance species in the solution-phase using chemical exchange saturation transfer, exchange spectroscopy, correlation spectroscopy, heteronuclear single-quantum correlation, and heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Finally, we apply C-3 acyl neighbouring-group participation to the synthesis of complex bacterial oligosaccharides. This combined approach of finding answers to fundamental physical-chemical questions and their application in organic synthesis provides a robust basis for elucidating highly-reactive intermediates in glycosylation reactions.
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- Peter H Moons
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- FELIX laboratory, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- FELIX laboratory, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- FELIX laboratory, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- FELIX laboratory, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Mamirgova ZZ, Zinin AI, Chizhov AO, Kononov LO. Synthesis of sialyl halides with various acyl protective groups. Carbohydr Res 2024; 536:109033. [PMID: 38295530 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2024.109033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
Abstract
Glycosyl halides are historically one of the first glycosyl donors used in glycosylation reactions, and interest in glycosylation reactions involving this class of glycosyl donors is currently increasing. New methods for their activation have been proposed and effective syntheses of oligosaccharides with their participation have been developed. At the same time, the possibilities of using these approaches to the synthesis of sialosides are restricted by the limited diversity of known sialyl halides (previously, mainly sialyl chlorides, less often sialyl bromides and sialyl fluorides, with acetyl (Ac) groups at the oxygen atoms and AcNH, Ac2N and N3 groups at C-5 were used). This work describes the synthesis of six new N-acetyl- and N-trifluoroacetyl-sialyl chlorides and bromides with O-chloroacetyl and O-trifluoroacetyl protective groups. Preparation of N,O-trifluoroacetyl protected derivatives was made possible due to development of the synthesis of sialic acid methyl ester pentaol with N-trifluoroacetyl group.
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- Zarina Z Mamirgova
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, 119991, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, 119991, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, 119991, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, 119991, Russian Federation.
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Chang CW, Lin MH, Chiang TY, Wu CH, Lin TC, Wang CC. Unraveling the promoter effect and the roles of counterion exchange in glycosylation reaction. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadk0531. [PMID: 37851803 PMCID: PMC10584349 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk0531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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The stereoselectivity of glycosidic bond formation continues to pose a noteworthy hurdle in synthesizing carbohydrates, primarily due to the simultaneous occurrence of SN1 and SN2 processes during the glycosylation reaction. Here, we applied an in-depth analysis of the glycosylation mechanism by using low-temperature nuclear magnetic resonance and statistical approaches. A pathway driven by counterion exchanges and reaction byproducts was first discovered to outline the stereocontributions of intermediates. Moreover, the relative reactivity values, acceptor nucleophilic constants, and Hammett substituent constants (σ values) provided a general index to indicate the mechanistic pathways. These results could allow building block tailoring and reaction condition optimization in carbohydrate synthesis to be greatly facilitated and simplified.
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- Chun-Wei Chang
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Dvores MP, Çarçabal P, Gerber RB. Selective reactivity of glycosyl cation stereoisomers: the role of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26737-26747. [PMID: 37779496 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03326k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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The impact of the stereochemistry of the glycosyl cation species upon its dynamic properties is examined together with their vibrational spectra in order to gain insight into the effects of configurational isomerism on conformer dynamics and proton mobility. Ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations and infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy explore the conformational and reactive dynamics of two pairs of glycosyl cation isomers: (1) protonated α- and β- anomers of methyl-D-galactopyranoside and (2) the oxocarbenium ions of the D-aldohexose C2 epimers galactose and talose. Analysis of these simulations together with experimental spectroscopy, interpreted by anharmonic calculations, points to the key role played by the intramolecular hydrogen bonds which are present in a unique pattern and extent in each isomer. We find that the reactivity of galactoside stereoisomers toward acid-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution, as gauged by the ability to form free oxocarbenium ions, differs markedly in a way that agrees with experimental measurements in the condensed phase. Other properties such as conformer stability and vibrational transitions were also found to reflect the characteristic hydrogen bonding interactions present in each isomer. In both systems, the stereochemistry is shown to determine the strength of intramolecular hydrogen bonding as well as between which substituents proton transfer is possible. We expect that the critical impact of non-covalent interactions on stereoisomer selectivity may be a widely found phenomenon whose effects should be further investigated.
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- M P Dvores
- Fritz Haber Centre for Molecular Dynamics, The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
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- Insitut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, ISMO, Univ Paris-Sud, CNRS, bat 210, Univ Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Fritz Haber Centre for Molecular Dynamics, The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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Yeni O, Ollivier S, Moge B, Ropartz D, Rogniaux H, Legentil L, Ferrières V, Compagnon I. Ring-Size Memory of Galactose-Containing MS/MS Fragments: Application to the Detection of Galactofuranose in Oligosaccharides and Their Sequencing. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37418616 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
Abstract
Analysis of glycans remains a difficult task due to their isomeric complexity. Despite recent progress, determining monosaccharide ring size, a type of isomerism, is still challenging due to the high flexibility of the five-membered ring (also called furanose). Galactose is a monosaccharide that can be naturally found in furanose configuration in plant and bacterial polysaccharides. In this study, we used the coupling of tandem mass spectrometry and infrared ion spectroscopy (MS/MS-IR) to investigate compounds containing galactofuranose and galactopyranose. We report the IR fingerprints of monosaccharide fragments and demonstrate for the first time galactose ring-size memory upon collision-induced dissociation (CID) conditions. The linkage of the galactose unit is further obtained by analyzing disaccharide fragments. These findings enable two possible applications. First, labeled oligosaccharide patterns can be analyzed by MS/MS-IR, yielding full sequence information, including the ring size of the galactose unit; second, MS/MS-IR can be readily applied to unlabeled oligosaccharides to rapidly identify the presence of a galactofuranose unit, as a standalone analysis or prior to further sequencing.
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- Oznur Yeni
- CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Lyon, France
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- UR BIA, F-44316 Nantes, France; INRAE, BIBS Facility, INRAE, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Lyon, France
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- UR BIA, F-44316 Nantes, France; INRAE, BIBS Facility, INRAE, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- UR BIA, F-44316 Nantes, France; INRAE, BIBS Facility, INRAE, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR - UMR 6226, Univ Rennes, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR - UMR 6226, Univ Rennes, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Lyon, France
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Lettow M, Greis K, Mucha E, Lambeth TR, Yaman M, Kontodimas V, Manz C, Hoffmann W, Meijer G, Julian RR, von Helden G, Marianski M, Pagel K. Decoding the Fucose Migration Product during Mass-Spectrometric analysis of Blood Group Epitopes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202302883. [PMID: 36939315 PMCID: PMC10299593 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202302883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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Fucose is a signaling carbohydrate that is attached at the end of glycan processing. It is involved in a range of processes, such as the selectin-dependent leukocyte adhesion or pathogen-receptor interactions. Mass-spectrometric techniques, which are commonly used to determine the structure of glycans, frequently show fucose-containing chimeric fragments that obfuscate the analysis. The rearrangement leading to these fragments-often referred to as fucose migration-has been known for more than 25 years, but the chemical identity of the rearrangement product remains unclear. In this work, we combine ion-mobility spectrometry, radical-directed dissociation mass spectrometry, cryogenic IR spectroscopy of ions, and density-functional theory calculations to deduce the product of the rearrangement in the model trisaccharides Lewis x and blood group H2. The structural search yields the fucose moiety attached to the galactose with an α(1→6) glycosidic bond as the most likely product.
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- Maike Lettow
- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College, The City University of New York, USA
- The PhD Program in Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College, The City University of New York, USA
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College, The City University of New York, USA
- The PhD Program in Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA
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- Fritz-Haber-Intitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Remmerswaal WA, Hansen T, Hamlin TA, Codée JDC. Origin of Stereoselectivity in S E 2' Reactions of Six-membered Ring Oxocarbenium Ions. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203490. [PMID: 36511875 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Oxocarbenium ions are key reactive intermediates in organic chemistry. To generate a series of structure-reactivity-stereoselectivity principles for these species, we herein investigated the bimolecular electrophilic substitution reactions (SE 2') between allyltrimethylsilane and a series of archetypal six-membered ring oxocarbenium ions using a combined density functional theory (DFT) and coupled-cluster theory approach. These reactions preferentially proceed following a reaction path where the oxocarbenium ion transforms from a half chair (3 H4 or 4 H3 ) to a chair conformation. The introduction of alkoxy substituents on six-membered ring oxocarbenium ions, dramatically influences the conformational preference of the canonical 3 H4 and 4 H3 conformers, and thereby the stereochemical outcome of the SE 2' reaction. In general, we find that the stereoselectivity in the reactions correlates to the "intrinsic preference" of the cations, as dictated by their shape. However, for the C5-CH2 OMe substituent, steric factors override the "intrinsic preference", showing a more selective reaction than expected based on the shape of the ion. Our SE 2' energetics correlate well with experimentally observed stereoselectivity, and the use of the activation strain model has enabled us to quantify important interactions and structural features that occur in the transition state of the reactions to precisely understand the relative energy barriers of the diastereotopic addition reactions. The fundamental mechanistic insight provided in this study will aid in understanding the reactivity of more complex glycosyl cations featuring multiple substituents and will facilitate our general understanding of glycosylation reactions.
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- Wouter A Remmerswaal
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden (The, Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden (The, Netherlands.,Department of Theoretical Chemistry Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS) Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The, Netherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS) Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam (The, Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden (The, Netherlands
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Elferink H, Remmerswaal WA, Houthuijs KJ, Jansen O, Hansen T, Rijs AM, Berden G, Martens J, Oomens J, Codée JDC, Boltje TJ. Competing C-4 and C-5-Acyl Stabilization of Uronic Acid Glycosyl Cations. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201724. [PMID: 35959853 PMCID: PMC9825916 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Uronic acids are carbohydrates carrying a terminal carboxylic acid and have a unique reactivity in stereoselective glycosylation reactions. Herein, the competing intramolecular stabilization of uronic acid cations by the C-5 carboxylic acid or the C-4 acetyl group was studied with infrared ion spectroscopy (IRIS). IRIS reveals that a mixture of bridged ions is formed, in which the mixture is driven towards the C-1,C-5 dioxolanium ion when the C-5,C-2-relationship is cis, and towards the formation of the C-1,C-4 dioxepanium ion when this relation is trans. Isomer-population analysis and interconversion barrier computations show that the two bridged structures are not in dynamic equilibrium and that their ratio parallels the density functional theory computed stability of the structures. These studies reveal how the intrinsic interplay of the different functional groups influences the formation of the different regioisomeric products.
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- Hidde Elferink
- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsSynthetic Organic ChemistryRadboud University NijmegenHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegen (TheNetherlands
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- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityEinsteinweg 552333 CCLeiden (TheNetherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsFELIX LaboratoryRadboud University NijmegenToernooiveld 76525 EDNijmegen (TheNetherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsFELIX LaboratoryRadboud University NijmegenToernooiveld 76525 EDNijmegen (TheNetherlands
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- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityEinsteinweg 552333 CCLeiden (TheNetherlands
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTUBUniversitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaSpain
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- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsFELIX LaboratoryRadboud University NijmegenToernooiveld 76525 EDNijmegen (TheNetherlands
- Division of BioAnalytical ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical SciencesAIMMS Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life SciencesVrije Univeristeit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10851081 HVAmsterdam (TheNetherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsFELIX LaboratoryRadboud University NijmegenToernooiveld 76525 EDNijmegen (TheNetherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsFELIX LaboratoryRadboud University NijmegenToernooiveld 76525 EDNijmegen (TheNetherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsFELIX LaboratoryRadboud University NijmegenToernooiveld 76525 EDNijmegen (TheNetherlands
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- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityEinsteinweg 552333 CCLeiden (TheNetherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsSynthetic Organic ChemistryRadboud University NijmegenHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegen (TheNetherlands
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Greis K, Leichnitz S, Kirschbaum C, Chang CW, Lin MH, Meijer G, von Helden G, Seeberger PH, Pagel K. The Influence of the Electron Density in Acyl Protecting Groups on the Selectivity of Galactose Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:20258-20266. [PMID: 36289569 PMCID: PMC9650713 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c05859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The stereoselective formation of 1,2-cis-glycosidic
bonds is a major bottleneck in the synthesis of carbohydrates. We
here investigate how the electron density in acyl protecting groups
influences the stereoselectivity by fine-tuning the efficiency of
remote participation. Electron-rich C4-pivaloylated galactose building
blocks show an unprecedented α-selectivity. The trifluoroacetylated
counterpart with electron-withdrawing groups, on the other hand, exhibits
a lower selectivity. Cryogenic infrared spectroscopy in helium nanodroplets
and density functional theory calculations revealed the existence
of dioxolenium-type intermediates for this reaction, which suggests
that remote participation of the pivaloyl protecting group is the
origin of the high α-selectivity of the pivaloylated building
blocks. According to these findings, an α-selective galactose
building block for glycosynthesis is developed based on rational considerations
and is subsequently employed in automated glycan assembly exhibiting
complete stereoselectivity. Based on the obtained selectivities in
the glycosylation reactions and the results from infrared spectroscopy
and density functional theory, we suggest a mechanism by which these
reactions could proceed.
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- Kim Greis
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Remmerswaal WA, Houthuijs KJ, van de Ven R, Elferink H, Hansen T, Berden G, Overkleeft HS, van der Marel GA, Rutjes FPJT, Filippov DV, Boltje TJ, Martens J, Oomens J, Codée JDC. Stabilization of Glucosyl Dioxolenium Ions by "Dual Participation" of the 2,2-Dimethyl-2-( ortho-nitrophenyl)acetyl (DMNPA) Protection Group for 1,2- cis-Glucosylation. J Org Chem 2022; 87:9139-9147. [PMID: 35748115 PMCID: PMC9295149 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The stereoselective
introduction of glycosidic bonds is of paramount
importance to oligosaccharide synthesis. Among the various chemical
strategies to steer stereoselectivity, participation by either neighboring
or distal acyl groups is used particularly often. Recently, the use
of the 2,2-dimethyl-2-(ortho-nitrophenyl)acetyl (DMNPA)
protection group was shown to offer enhanced stereoselective steering
compared to other acyl groups. Here, we investigate the origin of
the stereoselectivity induced by the DMNPA group through systematic
glycosylation reactions and infrared ion spectroscopy (IRIS) combined
with techniques such as isotopic labeling of the anomeric center and
isomer population analysis. Our study indicates that the origin of
the DMNPA stereoselectivity does not lie in the direct participation
of the nitro moiety but in the formation of a dioxolenium ion that
is strongly stabilized by the nitro group.
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- Wouter A Remmerswaal
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands.,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTUB, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Braak FT, Elferink H, Houthuijs KJ, Oomens J, Martens J, Boltje TJ. Characterization of Elusive Reaction Intermediates Using Infrared Ion Spectroscopy: Application to the Experimental Characterization of Glycosyl Cations. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1669-1679. [PMID: 35616920 PMCID: PMC9219114 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A detailed
understanding of the reaction mechanism(s) leading to
stereoselective product formation is crucial to understanding and
predicting product formation and driving the development of new synthetic
methodology. One way to improve our understanding of reaction mechanisms
is to characterize the reaction intermediates involved in product
formation. Because these intermediates are reactive, they are often
unstable and therefore difficult to characterize using experimental
techniques. For example, glycosylation reactions are critical steps
in the chemical synthesis of oligosaccharides and need to be stereoselective
to provide the desired α- or β-diastereomer. It remains
challenging to predict and control the stereochemical outcome of glycosylation
reactions, and their reaction mechanisms remain a hotly debated topic.
In most cases, glycosylation reactions take place via reaction mechanisms
in the continuum between SN1- and SN2-like pathways.
SN2-like pathways proceeding via the displacement of a
contact ion pair are relatively well understood because the reaction
intermediates involved can be characterized by low-temperature NMR
spectroscopy. In contrast, the SN1-like pathways proceeding
via the solvent-separated ion pair, also known as the glycosyl cation,
are poorly understood. SN1-like pathways are more challenging
to investigate because the glycosyl cation intermediates involved
are highly reactive. The highly reactive nature of glycosyl cations
complicates their characterization because they have a short lifetime
and rapidly equilibrate with the corresponding contact ion pair. To
overcome this hurdle and enable the study of glycosyl cation stability
and structure, they can be generated in a mass spectrometer in the
absence of a solvent and counterion in the gas phase. The ease of
formation, stability, and fragmentation of glycosyl cations have been
studied using mass spectrometry (MS). However, MS alone provides little
information about the structure of glycosyl cations. By combining
mass spectrometry (MS) with infrared ion spectroscopy (IRIS), the
determination of the gas-phase structures of glycosyl cations has
been achieved. IRIS enables the recording of gas-phase infrared spectra
of glycosyl cations, which can be assigned by matching to reference
spectra predicted from quantum chemically calculated vibrational spectra.
Here, we review the experimental setups that enable IRIS of glycosyl
cations and discuss the various glycosyl cations that have been characterized
to date. The structure of glycosyl cations depends on the relative
configuration and structure of the monosaccharide substituents, which
can influence the structure through both steric and electronic effects.
The scope and relevance of gas-phase glycosyl cation structures in
relation to their corresponding condensed-phase structures are also
discussed. We expect that the workflow reviewed here to study glycosyl
cation structure and reactivity can be extended to many other reaction
types involving difficult-to-characterize ionic intermediates.
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- Floor ter Braak
- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, FELIX Laboratory, Institute of Molecules and Materials, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, FELIX Laboratory, Institute of Molecules and Materials, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, FELIX Laboratory, Institute of Molecules and Materials, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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McMillan TF, Crich D. Influence of 3-Thio Substituents on Benzylidene-Directed Mannosylation. Isolation of a Bridged Pyridinium Ion and Effects of 3- O-Picolyl and 3- S-Picolyl Esters. European J Org Chem 2022; 2022:e202200320. [PMID: 36340645 PMCID: PMC9632450 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
Abstract
The influence on glycosyl selectivity of substituting oxygen for sulfur at the 3-position of 4,6-O-benzylidene-protected mannopyranosyl thioglycosides is reported and varies considerably according to the protecting group employed at the 3-position. The substitution of a thioether at the 3-position for the more usual 3-O-benzyl ether results in a significant loss of selectivity. The installation of a 3-S-picolinyl thioether results in a complex reaction mixture, from which a stable seven-membered bridged bicyclic pyridinium ion is isolated, while the corresponding 3-O-picolinyl ether affords a highly α-selective coupling reaction. A 3-O-picolyl ester provides excellent β-selectivity, while the analogous 3-S-picolyl thioester gives a highly α-selective reaction. The best β-selectivity is seen with a 3-deoxy-3-(2-pyridinyldisulfanyl) system. These observations are discussed in terms of the influence of the various substituents on the central glycosyl triflate - ion pair equilibrium.
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- Timothy F McMillan
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, 250 West Green Street, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, 250 West Green Street, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, 1001 Cedar Street, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Grabarics M, Lettow M, Kirschbaum C, Greis K, Manz C, Pagel K. Mass Spectrometry-Based Techniques to Elucidate the Sugar Code. Chem Rev 2022; 122:7840-7908. [PMID: 34491038 PMCID: PMC9052437 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Cells encode information in the sequence of biopolymers, such as nucleic acids, proteins, and glycans. Although glycans are essential to all living organisms, surprisingly little is known about the "sugar code" and the biological roles of these molecules. The reason glycobiology lags behind its counterparts dealing with nucleic acids and proteins lies in the complexity of carbohydrate structures, which renders their analysis extremely challenging. Building blocks that may differ only in the configuration of a single stereocenter, combined with the vast possibilities to connect monosaccharide units, lead to an immense variety of isomers, which poses a formidable challenge to conventional mass spectrometry. In recent years, however, a combination of innovative ion activation methods, commercialization of ion mobility-mass spectrometry, progress in gas-phase ion spectroscopy, and advances in computational chemistry have led to a revolution in mass spectrometry-based glycan analysis. The present review focuses on the above techniques that expanded the traditional glycomics toolkit and provided spectacular insight into the structure of these fascinating biomolecules. To emphasize the specific challenges associated with them, major classes of mammalian glycans are discussed in separate sections. By doing so, we aim to put the spotlight on the most important element of glycobiology: the glycans themselves.
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- Márkó Grabarics
- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Greis K, Kirschbaum C, Fittolani G, Mucha E, Chang R, von Helden G, Meijer G, Delbianco M, Seeberger PH, Pagel K. Neighboring Group Participation of Benzoyl Protecting Groups in C3- and C6-Fluorinated Glucose. European J Org Chem 2022; 2022:e202200255. [PMID: 35915640 PMCID: PMC9321577 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Fluorination is a potent method to modulate chemical properties of glycans. Here, we study how C3- and C6-fluorination of glucosyl building blocks influence the structure of the intermediate of the glycosylation reaction, the glycosyl cation. Using a combination of gas-phase infrared spectroscopy and first-principles theory, glycosyl cations generated from fluorinated and non-fluorinated monosaccharides are structurally characterized. The results indicate that neighboring group participation of the C2-benzoyl protecting group is the dominant structural motif for all building blocks, correlating with the β-selectivity observed in glycosylation reactions. The infrared signatures indicate that participation of the benzoyl group in enhanced by resonance effects. Participation of remote acyl groups such as Fmoc or benzyl on the other hand is unfavored. The introduction of the less bulky fluorine leads to a change in the conformation of the ring pucker, whereas the structure of the active dioxolenium site remains unchanged.
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- Kim Greis
- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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Tuck OT, Sletten ET, Danglad‐Flores J, Seeberger PH. Towards a Systematic Understanding of the Influence of Temperature on Glycosylation Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202115433. [PMID: 35032966 PMCID: PMC9306470 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Glycosidic bond formation is a continual challenge for practitioners. Aiming to enhance the reproducibility and efficiency of oligosaccharide synthesis, we studied the relationship between glycosyl donor activation and reaction temperature. A novel semi-automated assay revealed diverse responses of members of a panel of thioglycosides to activation at various temperatures. The patterns of protecting groups and the thiol aglycon combine to cause remarkable differences in temperature sensitivity among glycosyl donor building blocks. We introduce the concept of donor activation temperature to capture experimental insights, reasoning that glycosylations performed below this reference temperature evade deleterious side reactions. Activation temperatures enable a simplified temperature treatment and facilitate optimization of glycosyl donor usage. Isothermal glycosylation below the activation temperature halved the equivalents of building block required in comparison to the standard "ramp" regime used in solution- and solid-phase oligosaccharide synthesis to-date.
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- Owen T. Tuck
- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Current address: Department of ChemistryUniversity of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyCA 94720USA
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
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Small tools for sweet challenges: advances in microfluidic technologies for glycan synthesis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:5139-5163. [PMID: 35199190 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-03948-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Abstract
Glycans, including oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates, play an integral role in modulating the biological functions of macromolecules. Many physiological and pathological processes are mediated by interactions between glycans, which has led to the use of glycans as biosensors for pathogen and biomarker detection. Elucidating the relationship between glycan structure and biological function is critical for advancing our understanding of the impact glycans have on human health and disease and for expanding the repertoire of glycans available for bioanalysis, especially for diagnostics. Such efforts have been limited by the difficulty in obtaining sufficient quantities of homogenous glycan samples needed to resolve the exact relationships between glycan structure and their structural or modulatory functions on a given glycoconjugate. Synthetic strategies offer a viable route for overcoming these technical hurdles. In recent years, microfluidics have emerged as powerful tools for realizing high-throughput and reproducible syntheses of homogenous glycans for the potential use in functional studies. This critical review provides readers with an overview of the microfluidic technologies that have been developed for chemical and enzymatic glycan synthesis. The advantages and limitations associated with using microreactor platforms to improve the scalability, productivity, and selectivity of glycosylation reactions will be discussed, as well as suggested future work that can address certain pitfalls.
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Merx J, Houthuijs KJ, Elferink H, Witlox E, Mecinović J, Oomens J, Martens J, Boltje TJ, Rutjes FPJT. Characterization of Cyclic N-Acyliminium Ions by Infrared Ion Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104078. [PMID: 34911145 PMCID: PMC9302692 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
N-Acyliminium ions are highly reactive intermediates that are important for creating CC-bonds adjacent to nitrogen atoms. Here we report the characterization of cyclic N-acyliminium ions in the gas phase, generated by collision induced dissociation tandem mass spectrometry followed by infrared ion spectroscopy using the FELIX infrared free electron laser. Comparison of DFT calculated spectra with the experimentally observed IR spectra provided valuable insights in the conformations of the N-acyliminium ions.
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- Jona Merx
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX LaboratoryRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and PharmacyUniversity of Southern DenmarkCampusvej 555230OdenseDenmark
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX LaboratoryRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX LaboratoryRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Synthetic Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
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Tuck OT, Sletten ET, Danglad‐Flores J, Seeberger PH. Zu einem Systematischen Verständnis des Einflusses der Temperatur auf Glykosylierungsreaktionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Owen T. Tuck
- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Derzeitige Adresse: Department of Chemistry University of California Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 22 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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Greis K, Kirschbaum C, von Helden G, Pagel K. Gas-phase infrared spectroscopy of glycans and glycoconjugates. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2021; 72:194-202. [PMID: 34952241 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Glycans are intrinsically complex biomolecules that pose particular analytical challenges. Standard workflows for glycan analysis are based on mass spectrometry, often coupled with separation techniques such as liquid chromatography and ion mobility spectrometry. However, this approach does not yield direct structural information and cannot always distinguish between isomers. This gap might be filled in the future by gas-phase infrared spectroscopy, which has emerged as a promising structure-sensitive technique for glycan fingerprinting. This review highlights recent applications of gas-phase infrared spectroscopy for the analysis of synthetic and biological glycans and how they can be integrated into mass spectrometry-based workflows.
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- Kim Greis
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany; Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany; Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany; Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
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Panova MV, Medvedev MG, Orlova AV, Kononov LO. Exhaustive Conformational Search for Sialyl Cation Reveals Possibility of Remote Participation of Acyl Groups. Chemphyschem 2021; 23:e202100788. [PMID: 34837303 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Finding convenient ways for the stereoselective α-sialylation is important due to the high practical significance of α-sialic acid-containing glycans and neoglycoconjugates. It was proposed that sialylation stereoselectivity is determined by the structure of the sialyl cation (also known in biochemistry as "sialosyl cation"), a supposed intermediate in this reaction. Here we design a new approach for studying the conformational space of highly flexible sialyl cation and find 1625 unique conformers including those stabilized by covalent remote participation (also known as long-range participation) of 4-O-acetyl (4-OAc), 5-N-trifluoroacetyl (5-NTFA), as well as 7,8,9-OAc from both α and β sides. The most energetically stable sialyl cation conformers are featured by 4-OAc participation, closely followed by 5-NTFA- and 7-OAc-stabilized conformers; unstabilized sialyl cation conformers are ∼10 kcal mol-1 less stable than the 4-OAc-stabilized ones. Analysis of all the obtained conformers by means of substituents positions, side chain conformations and ring puckering led us to a new "eight-conformer hypothesis" which describes interconversions among the most important sialyl cation conformers and predicts that stronger remote participation of acyl groups favors β-anomers. Thus, selective synthesis of the desired α-sialosides requires minimization of acyl groups participation.
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- Maria V Panova
- Laboratory of Glycochemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Group of Theoretical Chemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Glycochemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Glycochemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Gaigeot MP. Some opinions on MD-based vibrational spectroscopy of gas phase molecules and their assembly: An overview of what has been achieved and where to go. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 260:119864. [PMID: 34052762 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We hereby review molecular dynamics simulations for anharmonic gas phase spectroscopy and provide some of our opinions of where the field is heading. With these new directions, the theoretical IR/Raman spectroscopy of large (bio)-molecular systems will be more easily achievable over longer time-scale MD trajectories for an increase in accuracy of the MD-IR and MD-Raman calculated spectra. With the new directions presented here, the high throughput 'decoding' of experimental IR/Raman spectra into 3D-structures should thus be possible, hence advancing e.g. the field of MS-IR for structural characterization by spectroscopy. We also review the assignment of vibrational spectra in terms of anharmonic molecular modes from the MD trajectories, and especially introduce our recent developments based on Graph Theory algorithms. Graph Theory algorithmic is also introduced in this review for the identification of the molecular 3D-structures sampled over MD trajectories.
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- Marie-Pierre Gaigeot
- Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, CNRS, LAMBE UMR8587, 91025 Evry-Courcouronnes, France.
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Lin MH, Chang CW, Chiang TY, Dhurandhare VM, Wang CC. Thiocarbonyl as a Switchable Relay-Auxiliary Group in Carbohydrate Synthesis. Org Lett 2021; 23:7313-7318. [PMID: 34269593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A multifunctional O-phenyl thiocarbonyl (O(C═S)OPh) group was introduced in glycosylation reactions. This auxiliary group exhibits three features (1) C6-long-range participation effect, (2) relay activation, and (3) switchable promoter-controlled carbonylation, which enables the facile synthesis of both 6-deoxy glucoside and 6-alcohol glucoside. In addition, we successfully quantified the extent of the C6-acyl participation effect and developed its application toward the α-trisaccharide motif.
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Franconetti A, Ardá A, Asensio JL, Blériot Y, Thibaudeau S, Jiménez-Barbero J. Glycosyl Oxocarbenium Ions: Structure, Conformation, Reactivity, and Interactions. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:2552-2564. [PMID: 33930267 PMCID: PMC8173606 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Carbohydrates (glycans, saccharides, and sugars) are essential molecules in all domains of life. Research on glycoscience spans from chemistry to biomedicine, including material science and biotechnology. Access to pure and well-defined complex glycans using synthetic methods depends on the success of the employed glycosylation reaction. In most cases, the mechanism of the glycosylation reaction is believed to involve the oxocarbenium ion. Understanding the structure, conformation, reactivity, and interactions of this glycosyl cation is essential to predict the outcome of the reaction. In this Account, building on our contributions on this topic, we discuss the theoretical and experimental approaches that have been employed to decipher the key features of glycosyl cations, from their structures to their interactions and reactivity.We also highlight that, from a chemical perspective, the glycosylation reaction can be described as a continuum, from unimolecular SN1 with naked oxocarbenium cations as intermediates to bimolecular SN2-type mechanisms, which involve the key role of counterions and donors. All these factors should be considered and are discussed herein. The importance of dissociative mechanisms (involving contact ion pairs, solvent-separated ion pairs, solvent-equilibrated ion pairs) with bimolecular features in most reactions is also highlighted.The role of theoretical calculations to predict the conformation, dynamics, and reactivity of the oxocarbenium ion is also discussed, highlighting the advances in this field that now allow access to the conformational preferences of a variety of oxocarbenium ions and their reactivities under SN1-like conditions.Specifically, the ground-breaking use of superacids to generate these cations is emphasized, since it has permitted characterization of the structure and conformation of a variety of glycosyl oxocarbenium ions in superacid solution by NMR spectroscopy.We also pay special attention to the reactivity of these glycosyl ions, which depends on the conditions, including the counterions, the possible intra- or intermolecular participation of functional groups that may stabilize the cation and the chemical nature of the acceptor, either weak or strong nucleophile. We discuss recent investigations from different experimental perspectives, which identified the involved ionic intermediates, estimating their lifetimes and reactivities and studying their interactions with other molecules. In this context, we also emphasize the relationship between the chemical methods that can be employed to modulate the sensitivity of glycosyl cations and the way in which glycosyl modifying enzymes (glycosyl hydrolases and transferases) build and cleave glycosidic linkages in nature. This comparison provides inspiration on the use of molecules that regulate the stability and reactivity of glycosyl cations.
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- Antonio Franconetti
- CIC
bioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building
800, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- CIC
bioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building
800, 48160 Derio, Spain
- lkerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 13, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Instituto
de Química Orgánica (IQOG-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Université
de Poitiers, IC2MP, UMR CNRS
7285, Equipe “OrgaSynth”, 4 rue Michel Brunet, 86073 cedex 9 Poitiers, France
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- Université
de Poitiers, IC2MP, UMR CNRS
7285, Equipe “OrgaSynth”, 4 rue Michel Brunet, 86073 cedex 9 Poitiers, France
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- CIC
bioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Bizkaia Technology Park, Building
800, 48160 Derio, Spain
- lkerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 13, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
- Department
of Organic Chemistry II, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
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Non-covalent double bond sensors for gas-phase infrared spectroscopy of unsaturated fatty acids. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:3643-3653. [PMID: 33956167 PMCID: PMC8141490 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03334-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The position and configuration of carbon-carbon double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids is crucial for their biological functions and influences health and disease. However, double bond isomers are not routinely distinguished by classical mass spectrometry workflows. Instead, they require sophisticated analytical approaches usually based on chemical derivatization and/or instrument modification. In this work, a novel strategy to investigate fatty acid double bond isomers (18:1) without prior chemical treatment or modification of the ion source was implemented by non-covalent adduct formation in the gas phase. Fatty acid adducts with sodium, pyridinium, trimethylammonium, dimethylammonium, and ammonium cations were characterized by a combination of cryogenic gas-phase infrared spectroscopy, ion mobility-mass spectrometry, and computational modeling. The results reveal subtle differences between double bond isomers and confirm three-dimensional geometries constrained by non-covalent ion-molecule interactions. Overall, this study on fatty acid adducts in the gas phase explores new avenues for the distinction of lipid double bond isomers and paves the way for further investigations of coordinating cations to increase resolution.
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Chang CW, Lin MH, Chan CK, Su KY, Wu CH, Lo WC, Lam S, Cheng YT, Liao PH, Wong CH, Wang CC. Automated Quantification of Hydroxyl Reactivities: Prediction of Glycosylation Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12413-12423. [PMID: 33634934 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The stereoselectivity and yield in glycosylation reactions are paramount but unpredictable. We have developed a database of acceptor nucleophilic constants (Aka) to quantify the nucleophilicity of hydroxyl groups in glycosylation influenced by the steric, electronic and structural effects, providing a connection between experiments and computer algorithms. The subtle reactivity differences among the hydroxyl groups on various carbohydrate molecules can be defined by Aka, which is easily accessible by a simple and convenient automation system to assure high reproducibility and accuracy. A diverse range of glycosylation donors and acceptors with well-defined reactivity and promoters were organized and processed by the designed software program "GlycoComputer" for prediction of glycosylation reactions without involving sophisticated computational processing. The importance of Aka was further verified by random forest algorithm, and the applicability was tested by the synthesis of a Lewis A skeleton to show that the stereoselectivity and yield can be accurately estimated.
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- Chun-Wei Chang
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- The Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.,Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, 92037, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.,Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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Chang C, Lin M, Chan C, Su K, Wu C, Lo W, Lam S, Cheng Y, Liao P, Wong C, Wang C. Automated Quantification of Hydroxyl Reactivities: Prediction of Glycosylation Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Chun‐Wei Chang
- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- The Genomics Research Center Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry The Scripps Research Institute 10550 N Torrey Pines Road La Jolla 92037 USA
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
- Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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Weldu WD, Wang CC. Selective Acetylation of Non-anomeric Groups of per- O-Trimethylsilylated Sugars. J Org Chem 2021; 86:5336-5344. [PMID: 33634698 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Selective modification of the hydroxyl groups of sugars has been a long-standing challenge due to their proximate relative reactivity. Herein, we report a TMSOTf-catalyzed selective acetylation of the non-anomeric hydroxyl groups of several per-O-TMS-protected sugar substrates while leaving their anomeric group unaffected. In addition to standing versatile by itself, the anomeric O-TMS group left intact can be functionalized to afford key sugar precursors such as imidate donors, which could otherwise be synthesized via a stepwise anomeric deprotection-functionalization procedure.
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- Welday Desta Weldu
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.,Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology (SCST), Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.,Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.,Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology (SCST), Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Tokatly AI, Vinnitskiy DZ, Ustuzhanina NE, Nifantiev NE. Protecting Groups as a Factor of Stereocontrol in Glycosylation Reactions. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162021010258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Unravelling the structural complexity of glycolipids with cryogenic infrared spectroscopy. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1201. [PMID: 33619275 PMCID: PMC7900115 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21480-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Glycolipids are complex glycoconjugates composed of a glycan headgroup and a lipid moiety. Their modular biosynthesis creates a vast amount of diverse and often isomeric structures, which fulfill highly specific biological functions. To date, no gold-standard analytical technique can provide a comprehensive structural elucidation of complex glycolipids, and insufficient tools for isomer distinction can lead to wrong assignments. Herein we use cryogenic gas-phase infrared spectroscopy to systematically investigate different kinds of isomerism in immunologically relevant glycolipids. We show that all structural features, including isomeric glycan headgroups, anomeric configurations and different lipid moieties, can be unambiguously resolved by diagnostic spectroscopic fingerprints in a narrow spectral range. The results allow for the characterization of isomeric glycolipid mixtures and biological applications. Glycolipids are glycoconjugates with important biological functions, but techniques for their analysis are deficient. Here, the authors report the use of cryogenic gas-phase infrared spectroscopy to investigate isomerism in a set of immunologically relevant glycolipids, and show that their structural features can be accurately resolved based on a narrow spectral fingerprint region.
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Insausti A, Alonso ER, Tercero B, Santos JI, Calabrese C, Vogt N, Corzana F, Demaison J, Cernicharo J, Cocinero EJ. Laboratory Observation of, Astrochemical Search for, and Structure of Elusive Erythrulose in the Interstellar Medium. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:1352-1359. [PMID: 33507076 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Rotational spectroscopy provides the most powerful means of identifying molecules of biological interest in the interstellar medium (ISM), but despite their importance, the detection of carbohydrates has remained rather elusive. Here, we present a comprehensive Fourier transform rotational spectroscopic study of elusive erythrulose, a sugar building block likely to be present in the ISM, employing a novel method of transferring the hygroscopic oily carbohydrate into the gas phase. The high sensitivity of the experiment allowed the rotational spectra of all monosubstituted isotopologue species of 13C-12C3H8O4 to be recorded, which, together with quantum chemical calculations, enabled us to determine their equilibrium geometries (reSE) with great precision. Searches employing the new experimental data for erythrulose have been undertaken in different ISM regions, so far including the cold areas Barnard 1, the pre-stellar core TMC-1, Sagittarius B2. Although no lines of erythrulose were found, this data will serve to enable future searches and possible detections in other ISM regions.
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- Aran Insausti
- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Instituto Biofisika (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Instituto Biofisika (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Fundación Biofísica Bizkaia/Biofisika Bizkaia Fundazioa (FBB), Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (OAN-IGN), c/Alfonso XII, 3, 28014 Madrid, Spain
- Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Cerro de la Palera, s/n, 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara Spain
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- SGIker UPV/EHU, Centro Joxe Mari Korta, Tolosa Hiribidea 72, 20018 Donostia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Instituto Biofisika (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Fundación Biofísica Bizkaia/Biofisika Bizkaia Fundazioa (FBB), Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Chemical Information Systems, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química, Universidad de La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Chemical Information Systems, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF-CSIC), Group of Molecular Astrophysics, c/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- Instituto Biofisika (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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van Geenen FAMG, Kranenburg RF, van Asten AC, Martens J, Oomens J, Berden G. Isomer-Specific Two-Color Double-Resonance IR 2MS 3 Ion Spectroscopy Using a Single Laser: Application in the Identification of Novel Psychoactive Substances. Anal Chem 2021; 93:2687-2693. [PMID: 33470107 PMCID: PMC7859929 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
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The capability of
an ion trap mass
spectrometer to store ions for
an arbitrary amount of time allows the use of a single infrared (IR)
laser to perform two-color double resonance IR–IR spectroscopic
experiments on mass-to-charge (m/z) selected ions. In this single-laser IR2MS3 scheme, one IR laser frequency is used to remove a selected set
of isomers from the total trapped ion population and the second IR
laser frequency, from the same laser, is used to record the IR spectrum
of the remaining precursor ions. This yields isomer-specific vibrational
spectra of the m/z-selected ions,
which can reveal the structure and identity of the initially co-isolated
isomeric species. The use of a single laser greatly reduces the experimental
complexity of two-color IR2MS3 and enhances
its application in fields employing analytical MS. In this work, we
demonstrate the methodology by acquiring single-laser IR2MS3 spectra in a forensic context, identifying two previously
unidentified isomeric novel psychoactive substances (NPS) from a sample
that was confiscated by the Amsterdam Police.
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- Fred A M G van Geenen
- FELIX Laboratory, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Forensic Laboratory, Unit Amsterdam, Dutch National Police, Kabelweg 25, 1014 BA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94157, 1090 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94157, 1090 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Co van Ledden Hulsebosch Center (CLHC), Amsterdam Center for Forensic Science and Medicine, P.O. Box 94157, 1090 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- FELIX Laboratory, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- FELIX Laboratory, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94157, 1090 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- FELIX Laboratory, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Moon S, Chatterjee S, Seeberger PH, Gilmore K. Predicting glycosylation stereoselectivity using machine learning. Chem Sci 2020; 12:2931-2939. [PMID: 34164060 PMCID: PMC8179398 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06222g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Predicting the stereochemical outcome of chemical reactions is challenging in mechanistically ambiguous transformations. The stereoselectivity of glycosylation reactions is influenced by at least eleven factors across four chemical participants and temperature. A random forest algorithm was trained using a highly reproducible, concise dataset to accurately predict the stereoselective outcome of glycosylations. The steric and electronic contributions of all chemical reagents and solvents were quantified by quantum mechanical calculations. The trained model accurately predicts stereoselectivities for unseen nucleophiles, electrophiles, acid catalyst, and solvents across a wide temperature range (overall root mean square error 6.8%). All predictions were validated experimentally on a standardized microreactor platform. The model helped to identify novel ways to control glycosylation stereoselectivity and accurately predicts previously unknown means of stereocontrol. By quantifying the degree of influence of each variable, we begin to gain a better general understanding of the transformation, for example that environmental factors influence the stereoselectivity of glycosylations more than the coupling partners in this area of chemical space.
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- Sooyeon Moon
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Germany
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Arnimallee 22 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Germany
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Arnimallee 22 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Germany
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Blériot Y. Contributing to the Study of Enzymatic and Chemical Glycosyl Transfer Through the Observation and Mimicry of Glycosyl Cations. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1706073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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AbstractThis account describes our efforts dedicated to: 1) the design of glycomimetics aimed at targeting therapeutically relevant carbohydrate processing enzymes, and 2) the observation, characterization, and exploitation of glycosyl cations as a tool for studying the glycosylation reaction. These findings have brought important data regarding this key ionic species as well as innovative strategies to access iminosugars of interest.1 Introduction2 The Glycosyl Cation, A Central Species in Glycosciences2.1 A Selection of the Strategies Developed so far to Gain Insights into Glycosyl Cations Structure2.2 When Superacids Meet Carbohydrates3 Chemical Probes to Gain Insights into the Pseudorotational Itinerary of Glycosides During Glycosidic Bond Hydrolysis3.1 Conformationally Locked Glycosides3.1.1 The Xylopyranose Case3.1.2 The Mannopyranose Case3.2 Conformationally Flexible Iminosugars3.2.1 Nojirimycin Ring Homologues3.2.2 Noeuromycin Ring Homologues3.2.3 Seven-Membered Iminosugar C-Glycosides4 N-Acetyl-d-glucosamine Mimics5 Ring Contraction: A Useful Tool to Increase Iminosugar’s Structural Diversity6 Regioselective Deprotection of Iminosugar C-Glycosides to Introduce Diversity at C2 Position7 Conclusion
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Chang CW, Lin MH, Wang CC. Statistical Analysis of Glycosylation Reactions. Chemistry 2020; 27:2556-2568. [PMID: 32939892 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chemical synthesis is one of the practical approaches to access carbohydrate-based natural products and their derivatives with high quality and in a large quantity. However, stereoselectivity during the glycosylation reaction is the main challenge because the reaction can generate both α- and β-glycosides. The main focus of the present article is the concept of recent mechanistic studies that have applied statistical analysis and quantitation for defining stereoselective changes during the reaction process. Based on experimental evidence, a detailed discussion associated with the mechanism and degree of influence affecting the stereoselective outcome of glycosylation is included.
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- Chun-Wei Chang
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.,Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program (Taiwan), International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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Greis K, Kirschbaum C, Leichnitz S, Gewinner S, Schöllkopf W, von Helden G, Meijer G, Seeberger PH, Pagel K. Direct Experimental Characterization of the Ferrier Glycosyl Cation in the Gas Phase. Org Lett 2020; 22:8916-8919. [PMID: 33151077 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Ferrier rearrangement reaction is crucial for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. Although its mechanism was described more than 50 years ago, the structure of the intermediate remains elusive. Two structures have been proposed for this Ferrier glycosyl cation: a 1,2-unsaturated cation that is resonance-stabilized within the pyranose ring or a cation that is stabilized by the anchimeric assistance of a neighboring acetyl group. Using a combination of gas-phase cryogenic infrared spectroscopy in helium nanodroplets and first-principles density functional theory, we provide the first direct structural characterization of Ferrier cations. The data show that both acetylated glucal and galactal lead to glycosyl cations of the dioxolenium type.
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- Kim Greis
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Jeanneret RA, Johnson SE, Galan MC. Conformationally Constrained Glycosyl Donors as Tools to Control Glycosylation Outcomes. J Org Chem 2020; 85:15801-15826. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Robin A. Jeanneret
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s
Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s
Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s
Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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Greis K, Mucha E, Lettow M, Thomas DA, Kirschbaum C, Moon S, Pardo‐Vargas A, von Helden G, Meijer G, Gilmore K, Seeberger PH, Pagel K. The Impact of Leaving Group Anomericity on the Structure of Glycosyl Cations of Protected Galactosides. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:1905-1907. [PMID: 32652759 PMCID: PMC7540451 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
It has been reported that fragments produced by glycosidic bond breakage in mass spectrometry-based experiments can retain a memory of their anomeric configuration, which has major implications for glycan sequencing. Herein, we use cryogenic vibrational spectroscopy and ion mobility-mass spectrometry to study the structure of B-type fragments of protected galactosides. Cationic fragments were generated from glycosyl donors carrying trichloroacetimidate or thioethyl leaving groups of different anomeric configuration. The obtained infrared signatures indicate that the investigated fragments exhibit an identical structure, which suggests that there is no anomeric memory in B-type ions of fully protected monosaccharides.
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- Kim Greis
- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Department of Molecular PhysicsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Molecular PhysicsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Department of Molecular PhysicsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Molecular PhysicsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Department of Molecular PhysicsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Molecular PhysicsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Molecular PhysicsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
- Department of Molecular PhysicsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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Marianski M, Mucha E, Greis K, Moon S, Pardo A, Kirschbaum C, Thomas DA, Meijer G, von Helden G, Gilmore K, Seeberger PH, Pagel K. Remote Participation during Glycosylation Reactions of Galactose Building Blocks: Direct Evidence from Cryogenic Vibrational Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:6166-6171. [PMID: 31944510 PMCID: PMC7187407 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The stereoselective formation of 1,2-cis-glycosidic bonds is challenging. However, 1,2-cis-selectivity can be induced by remote participation of C4 or C6 ester groups. Reactions involving remote participation are believed to proceed via a key ionic intermediate, the glycosyl cation. Although mechanistic pathways were postulated many years ago, the structure of the reaction intermediates remained elusive owing to their short-lived nature. Herein, we unravel the structure of glycosyl cations involved in remote participation reactions via cryogenic vibrational spectroscopy and first principles theory. Acetyl groups at C4 ensure α-selective galactosylations by forming a covalent bond to the anomeric carbon in dioxolenium-type ions. Unexpectedly, also benzyl ether protecting groups can engage in remote participation and promote the stereoselective formation of 1,2-cis-glycosidic bonds.
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- Mateusz Marianski
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryHunter College695 Park Ave10065New YorkNYUSA
- The Ph.D. Program in ChemistryThe Graduate Center of the City University of New York365 5th AveNew YorkNY10016USA
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und GrenzflächenforschungAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und GrenzflächenforschungAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und GrenzflächenforschungAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und GrenzflächenforschungAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–614195BerlinGermany
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
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Marianski M, Mucha E, Greis K, Moon S, Pardo A, Kirschbaum C, Thomas DA, Meijer G, Helden G, Gilmore K, Seeberger PH, Pagel K. Fernpartizipation in Glykosylierungen von Galaktose‐Bausteinen: Direktnachweis durch kryogene Schwingungsspektroskopie. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201916245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Mateusz Marianski
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryHunter College 695 Park Ave 10065 New York NY USA
- The Ph.D. Program in ChemistryThe Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 5th Ave New York NY 10016 USA
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und Grenzflächenforschung Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und Grenzflächenforschung Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und Grenzflächenforschung Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und Grenzflächenforschung Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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Dvores MP, Çarçabal P, Maître P, Simons JP, Gerber RB. Gas phase dynamics, conformational transitions and spectroscopy of charged saccharides: the oxocarbenium ion, protonated anhydrogalactose and protonated methyl galactopyranoside. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:4144-4157. [PMID: 32039431 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06572e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Protonated intermediates are postulated to be involved in the rate determining step of many sugar reactions. This paper presents a study of protonated sugar species, isolated in the gas phase, using a combination of infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy, classical ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) and quantum mechanical vibrational self-consistent field (VSCF) calculations. It provides a likely identification of the reactive intermediate oxocarbenium ion structure in a d-galactosyl system as well as the saccharide pyrolysis product anhydrogalactose (that suggests oxocarbenium ion stabilization), along with the spectrum of the protonated parent species: methyl d-galactopyranoside-H+. Its vibrational fingerprint indicates intramolecular proton sharing. Classical AIMD simulations for galactosyl oxocarbenium ions, conducted in the temperature range ∼300-350 K (using B3LYP potentials on-the-fly) reveal efficient transitions on the picosecond timescale. Multiple conformers are likely to exist under the experimental conditions and along with static VSCF calculations, they have facilitated the identification of the individual structural motifs of the galactosyl oxocarbenium ion and protonated anhydrogalactose ion conformers that contribute to the observed experimental spectra. These results demonstrate the power of experimental IRMPD spectroscopy combined with dynamics simulations and with computational spectroscopy at the anharmonic level to unravel conformer structures of protonated saccharides, and to provide information on their lifetimes.
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- M P Dvores
- Institute of Chemistry and the Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Physique, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel. and Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Xu K, Man Q, Zhang Y, Guo J, Liu Y, Fu Z, Zhu Y, Li Y, Zheng M, Ding N. Investigation of the remote acyl group participation in glycosylation from conformational perspectives by using trichloroacetimidate as the acetyl surrogate. Org Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qo00363h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The remote acyl group participation in glycosylation was studied by using trichloroacetimidate as the acetyl surrogate. The bridging participation intermediates were systematically trapped, and DFT calculations were applied to explain the results.
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Lebedel L, Ardá A, Martin A, Désiré J, Mingot A, Aufiero M, Aiguabella Font N, Gilmour R, Jiménez‐Barbero J, Blériot Y, Thibaudeau S. Structural and Computational Analysis of 2‐Halogeno‐Glycosyl Cations in the Presence of a Superacid: An Expansive Platform. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13758-13762. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Ludivine Lebedel
- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- CIC bioGUNE Parque technologico de Bizkaia, Edif. 801A-1° Derio-Bizkaia 48160 Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science Maria Lopez de Haro 3 48013 Bilbao Spain
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- Organisch Chemisches InstitutWestfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster Corrensstrasse 40 48149 Münster Germany
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- Organisch Chemisches InstitutWestfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster Corrensstrasse 40 48149 Münster Germany
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- Organisch Chemisches InstitutWestfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster Corrensstrasse 40 48149 Münster Germany
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- CIC bioGUNE Parque technologico de Bizkaia, Edif. 801A-1° Derio-Bizkaia 48160 Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science Maria Lopez de Haro 3 48013 Bilbao Spain
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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Montalvillo-Jiménez L, Santana AG, Corzana F, Jiménez-Osés G, Jiménez-Barbero J, Gómez AM, Asensio JL. Impact of Aromatic Stacking on Glycoside Reactivity: Balancing CH/π and Cation/π Interactions for the Stabilization of Glycosyl-Oxocarbenium Ions. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:13372-13384. [PMID: 31390207 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Carbohydrate/aromatic stacking represents a recurring key motif for the molecular recognition of glycosides, either by protein binding domains, enzymes, or synthetic receptors. Interestingly, it has been proposed that aromatic residues might also assist in the formation/cleavage of glycosidic bonds by stabilizing positively charged oxocarbenium-like intermediates/transition states through cation/π interactions. While the significance of aromatic stacking on glycoside recognition is well stablished, its impact on the reactivity of glycosyl donors is yet to be explored. Herein, we report the first experimental study on this relevant topic. Our strategy is based on the design, synthesis, and reactivity evaluation of a large number of model systems, comprising a wide range of glycosidic donor/aromatic complexes. Different stacking geometries and dynamic features, anomeric leaving groups, sugar configurations, and reaction conditions have been explicitly considered. The obtained results underline the opposing influence exerted by van der Waals and Coulombic forces on the reactivity of the carbohydrate/aromatic complex: depending on the outcome of this balance, aromatic platforms can indeed exert a variety of effects, stretching from reaction inhibition all the way to rate enhancements. Although aromatic/glycosyl cation contacts are highly dynamic, the conclusions of our study suggest that aromatic assistance to glycosylation processes must indeed be feasible, with far reaching implications for enzyme engineering and organocatalysis.
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica (IQOG-CSIC) , Juan de la Cierva 3 , 28006 Madrid , Spain
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- Departamento Quı́mica and Centro de Investigación en Sı́ntesis Quı́mica , Universidad de La Rioja , 26006 Logroño , Spain
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC-bioGUNE) , 48160 Derio , Spain
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC-bioGUNE) , 48160 Derio , Spain.,Basque Foundation for Science, Ikerbasque , 48013 Bilbo , Spain
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica (IQOG-CSIC) , Juan de la Cierva 3 , 28006 Madrid , Spain
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica (IQOG-CSIC) , Juan de la Cierva 3 , 28006 Madrid , Spain
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Lebedel L, Ardá A, Martin A, Désiré J, Mingot A, Aufiero M, Aiguabella Font N, Gilmour R, Jiménez‐Barbero J, Blériot Y, Thibaudeau S. Structural and Computational Analysis of 2‐Halogeno‐Glycosyl Cations in the Presence of a Superacid: An Expansive Platform. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Ludivine Lebedel
- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- CIC bioGUNE Parque technologico de Bizkaia, Edif. 801A-1° Derio-Bizkaia 48160 Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science Maria Lopez de Haro 3 48013 Bilbao Spain
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- Organisch Chemisches InstitutWestfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster Corrensstrasse 40 48149 Münster Germany
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- Organisch Chemisches InstitutWestfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster Corrensstrasse 40 48149 Münster Germany
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- Organisch Chemisches InstitutWestfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster Corrensstrasse 40 48149 Münster Germany
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- CIC bioGUNE Parque technologico de Bizkaia, Edif. 801A-1° Derio-Bizkaia 48160 Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science Maria Lopez de Haro 3 48013 Bilbao Spain
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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- IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”Université de Poitiers 4 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 France
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Chiu CC, Huynh HT, Tsai ST, Lin HY, Hsu PJ, Phan HT, Karumanthra A, Thompson H, Lee YC, Kuo JL, Ni CK. Toward Closing the Gap between Hexoses and N-Acetlyhexosamines: Experimental and Computational Studies on the Collision-Induced Dissociation of Hexosamines. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:6683-6700. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b04143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Cheng-chau Chiu
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Molecular Science and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Molecular Science and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Undergraduate Programme, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Hansen T, Lebedel L, Remmerswaal WA, van der Vorm S, Wander DPA, Somers M, Overkleeft HS, Filippov DV, Désiré J, Mingot A, Bleriot Y, van der Marel GA, Thibaudeau S, Codée JDC. Defining the S N1 Side of Glycosylation Reactions: Stereoselectivity of Glycopyranosyl Cations. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2019; 5:781-788. [PMID: 31139714 PMCID: PMC6535769 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
The broad application of well-defined synthetic oligosaccharides in glycobiology and glycobiotechnology is largely hampered by the lack of sufficient amounts of synthetic carbohydrate specimens. Insufficient knowledge of the glycosylation reaction mechanism thwarts the routine assembly of these materials. Glycosyl cations are key reactive intermediates in the glycosylation reaction, but their high reactivity and fleeting nature have precluded the determination of clear structure-reactivity-stereoselectivity principles for these species. We report a combined experimental and computational method that connects the stereoselectivity of oxocarbenium ions to the full ensemble of conformations these species can adopt, mapped in conformational energy landscapes (CEL), in a quantitative manner. The detailed description of stereoselective SN1-type glycosylation reactions firmly establishes glycosyl cations as true reaction intermediates and will enable the generation of new stereoselective glycosylation methodology.
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- Thomas Hansen
- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- UMR-CNRS
7285, IC2MP, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”, Université de Poitiers, 4 rue Michel Brunet, TSA 51106, Poitiers Cedex 9 86073, France
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- UMR-CNRS
7285, IC2MP, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”, Université de Poitiers, 4 rue Michel Brunet, TSA 51106, Poitiers Cedex 9 86073, France
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- UMR-CNRS
7285, IC2MP, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”, Université de Poitiers, 4 rue Michel Brunet, TSA 51106, Poitiers Cedex 9 86073, France
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- UMR-CNRS
7285, IC2MP, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”, Université de Poitiers, 4 rue Michel Brunet, TSA 51106, Poitiers Cedex 9 86073, France
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- UMR-CNRS
7285, IC2MP, Equipe “Synthèse Organique”, Université de Poitiers, 4 rue Michel Brunet, TSA 51106, Poitiers Cedex 9 86073, France
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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