Reactivity–Stereoselectivity Mapping for the Assembly of Mycobacterium marinum Lipooligosaccharides

Thomas Hansen, Tim P. Ofman, Joey G.C. Vlaming, Ivan A. Gagarinov, Jessey van Beek, Tessa A. Goté, Jacoba M. Tichem, Gijs Ruijgrok, Herman S. Overkleeft, Dmitri V. Filippov, Gijsbert A. van der Marel, Jeroen D.C. Codée*

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Abstract

The assembly of complex bacterial glycans presenting rare structural motifs and cis-glycosidic linkages is significantly obstructed by the lack of knowledge of the reactivity of the constituting building blocks and the stereoselectivity of the reactions in which they partake. We here report a strategy to map the reactivity of carbohydrate building blocks and apply it to understand the reactivity of the bacterial sugar, caryophyllose, a rare C12-monosaccharide, containing a characteristic tetrasubstituted stereocenter. We mapped reactivity–stereoselectivity relationships for caryophyllose donor and acceptor glycosides by a systematic series of glycosylations in combination with the detection and characterization of different reactive intermediates using experimental and computational techniques. The insights garnered from these studies enabled the rational design of building blocks with the required properties to assemble mycobacterial lipooligosaccharide fragments of M. marinum.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)937-945
Number of pages9
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume60
Issue number2
Early online date28 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jan 2021

Bibliographical note

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Funding

Quantum chemical calculations were performed at the SurfSARA HPC center in Amsterdam; access was provided via NWO‐Rekentijd grant 17569 (to T.H. and J.D.C.C.). This work was supported by an ERC‐CoG (726072) and NWO VICI (VI.C.182.020) grant awarded to J.D.C.C. We kindly acknowledge Mark Somers for technical support. Quantum chemical calculations were performed at the SurfSARA HPC center in Amsterdam; access was provided via NWO-Rekentijd grant 17569 (to T.H. and J.D.C.C.). This work was supported by an ERC-CoG (726072) and NWO VICI (VI.C.182.020) grant awarded to J.D.C.C. We kindly acknowledge Mark Somers for technical support.

FundersFunder number
ERC-Cog
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme726072
NWO-Rekentijd17569
Not added053.70.337

    Keywords

    • density functional calculations
    • glycosyl cation
    • glycosylation
    • reactivity
    • stereoselectivity

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