Recent advances in stereoselective glycosylation through intramolecular aglycon delivery

A Ishiwata, YJ Lee, Y Ito - Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Methodology toward the stereoselective 1, 2-cis glycoside linkage using intramolecular
aglycon delivery (IAD) has been extensively developed. In the last two decades, progress …

Recent progress in chemo-enzymatic methods for the synthesis of N-glycans

Q Chao, Y Ding, ZH Chen, MH Xiang, N Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Asparagine (N)-linked glycosylation is one of the most common co-and post-translational
modifications of both intra-and extracellularly distributing proteins, which directly affects their …

Dissection of the carbohydrate specificity of the broadly neutralizing anti-HIV-1 antibody 2G12

DA Calarese, HK Lee, CY Huang… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Human antibody 2G12 neutralizes a broad range of HIV-1 isolates. Hence, molecular
characterization of its epitope, which corresponds to a conserved cluster of oligomannoses …

Di-tert-butylsilylene (DTBS) group-directed α-selective galactosylation unaffected by C-2 participating functionalities

A Imamura, H Ando, S Korogi, G Tanabe, O Muraoka… - Tetrahedron letters, 2003 - Elsevier
We have discovered an unusual α-galactosylation using phenylthioglycoside of 4, 6-O-di-tert-
butylsilylene (DTBS)-protected galactose derivatives as a glycosyl donor, which was not …

Streamlined access to conjugation-ready glycans by automated synthesis

L Kröck, D Esposito, B Castagner, CC Wang… - Chemical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the structure–function relationship of carbohydrates in biological systems is a
major challenge. Such investigations require fast and reliable access to structurally-defined …

Reactivity‐based one‐pot synthesis of oligomannoses: defining antigens recognized by 2G12, a broadly neutralizing anti‐HIV‐1 antibody

HK Lee, CN Scanlan, CY Huang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The design of immunogens capable of eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies is a major,
but elusive, goal of HIV vaccine research.[1] However, a small panel of broadly neutralizing …

Both isoforms of human UDP-glucose: glycoprotein glucosyltransferase are enzymatically active

Y Takeda, A Seko, M Hachisu, S Daikoku, M Izumi… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Being recognized as an important constituent of the glycoprotein folding cycle, uridine
diphosphate-glucose: glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (UGGT) has been a subject of …

In pursuit of carbohydrate‐based HIV vaccines, part 2: the total synthesis of high‐mannose‐type gp120 fragments—evaluation of strategies directed to maximal …

X Geng, VY Dudkin, M Mandal… - Angewandte …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
There are strong grounds to suppose that some selected glycosylation patterns of the HIV
viral protein gp120 can themselves serve as epitopes for potent, broadly neutralizing …

The recognition motif of the glycoprotein-folding sensor enzyme UDP-Glc: glycoprotein glucosyltransferase

K Totani, Y Ihara, T Tsujimoto, I Matsuo, Y Ito - Biochemistry, 2009 - ACS Publications
The folding of glycoproteins is primarily mediated by a quality control system in the ER, in
which UDP-Glc: glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (UGGT) serves as a “folding sensor”. In …

Carbohydrate diversity: synthesis of glycoconjugates and complex carbohydrates

A Hölemann, PH Seeberger - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2004 - Elsevier
The fundamental role of glycoconjugates in many biological processes is now well
appreciated and has intensified the development of innovative and improved synthetic …