Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, Vol. 28, No. 6, 2002, р . 470

Neoglycoconjugates Based on Dendrimer Poly(aminoamides)

D. E. Tsvetkov*, P. E. Cheshev*, A. B. Tuzikov**, A. A. Chinarev**, G. V. Pazynina**, M. A. Sablina**, A. S. Gambaryan***, N. V. Bovin**, R. Rieben****,A. S. Shashkov*, and N. E. Nifant’ev* ¹

*Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 47, Moscow, 119991 Russia, **Shemyakin–Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, 117997 Russia, ***Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow oblast, Russia ,****Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital , Bern , Switzerland

Abstract: Neoglycoconjugates containing 4, 8, 32, and 64 terminal residues of B-disaccharide (B_DI) or Nacetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) attached to poly(aminoamide)-type dendrimers (PAMAMs) were synthesized. The ability of B_DI conjugates to bind natural xenoantibodies (anti-B_DI antibodies) and the ability of Neu5Ac conjugates to inhibit the hemagglutinin-mediated adhesion of influenza virus were studied. The biological activity of PAMAM conjugates turned out to be higher than that of free carbohydrate ligands, but less than that of multivalent glycoconjugates based on other types of synthetic polymeric carriers. A conformational analysis of PAMAM matrices and resulting conjugates was performed to determine the statistical distances between carbohydrate ligands. The computations revealed the tendency of the PAMAM chains toward compaction and formation of dense globules. The process results in a decrease in the distances between the carbohydrate ligands in the conjugates and, hence, could affect the ability of glycoconjugates to efficiently bind the polyvalent carbohydrate-recognizing proteins.

Key words: B-disaccharide, dendrimers, influenza virus, N-acetylneuraminic acid, neoglycoconjugates, poly(aminoamide), xenoantigen

Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, Vol. 29, No. 4, 2003, р . 372

Synthesis of Aminoethyl Glycosides of the Carbohydrate Chains of Glycolipids Gb3, Gb4, and Gb5

P. E. Cheshev, E. A. Khatuntseva, A. G. Gerbst, Yu. E. Tsvetkov, A. S. Shashkov, and N. E. Nifantiev ¹

Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 47, Moscow, 119991 Russia

Abstract: 4-O-Glycosylation of 2-azidoethyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-4-O-(2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl--D-galactopyranosyl)--D-glucopyranoside with ethyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl- and ethyl 3-O-acetyl-2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-1thio--D-galactopyranoside in the presence of methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate led to trisaccharide 2-azidoethyl (2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-(14)-(2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-(14)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl--D-glucopyranoside and its 3"-O-acetylated analogue, 2-azidoethyl (3-O-acetyl-2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl--D galactopyranosyl)-(14)-(2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-(14)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl--D-glucopyranoside in yields of 85 and 83%, respectively. Deacetylation of the latter compound and subsequent glycosylation with 4-trichloroacetamidophenyl 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-1-thio-2-trichloro-acetamido--D-galactopyranoside and 4-trichloroacetamidophenyl 4,6-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-3-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-1-thio-2-trichloroacetamido--D-galactopyranoside in dichloromethane in the presence of N-iodosuccinimide and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid resulted in the corresponding selectively protected derivatives of the tetrasaccharide GalNAc(13)Gl(14)Gal(14)Glc-OH₂CH₂N₃ and the pentasaccharide Gal(13)GalNAc(13)Gl(14)Gal(14)Glc-OH₂CH₂N₃ in 88 and 73% yields, respectively. Removal of O-protecting groups, substitution of acetyl group for the N-trichloroacetyl group, and reduction of the aglycone azide group resulted in the target 2-aminoethyl globo-tri-, -tetra-, and -pentasaccharide, respectively.

Key words: aminoethyl glycosides, glycosylation; glycolipids Gb3, Gb4, and Gb5; globosides