Abstract
A galabiose disaccharide building block was synthesized by an efficient pectinase cleavage of polygalacturonic acid and subsequent chemical functional group transformations. Besides the disaccharide, the corresponding trisaccharide was also obtained and modified. The compounds were subsequently conjugated to dendrimers with up to eight end groups using 'click' chemistry. The compounds were evaluated as inhibitors of adhesion of the pathogen Streptococcus suis in a hemagglutination assay and strong inhibition was observed for the tetra- and octavalent galabiose compound with MIC values in the low nanomolar range. The corresponding octavalent trisaccharide was a ca. 20-fold weaker inhibitor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1425-1434 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- 4 O alpha D galactopyranosyl D galactose
- 4-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-D-galactose
- dendrimer
- disaccharide
- pectin
- polygalacturonase
- polygalacturonic acid
- unclassified drug
- article
- carbohydrate analysis
- cell adhesion
- chemical structure
- chemistry
- dose response
- drug effect
- hemagglutination inhibition test
- molecular genetics
- pathogenicity
- sensitivity and specificity
- Streptococcus suis
- synthesis