Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Keratan Sulfate Oligosaccharides Using UDP-Galactose-6-aldehyde To Control Sulfation at Galactosides

Yunfei Wu, Gerlof P. Bosman, Gaël M. Vos, Elif Uslu, Digantkumar Chapla, Chin Huang, Kelley W. Moremen, Geert-Jan Boons*

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Abstract

Keratan sulfate (KS) is a highly complex proteoglycan that has a poly-LacNAc chain that can be modified by diverse patterns of sulfate esters at C-6 positions of galactoside (Gal) and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues. Here, a chemo-enzymatic methodology is described that can control the pattern of sulfation at Gal using UDP-Gal-aldehyde as a donor for poly-LacNAc assembly to temporarily block specific sites from sulfation by galactose 6-sulfotransferase (CHST1).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8272–8277
Number of pages6
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume26
Issue number39
Early online date23 Sept 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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