A synthetic acceptor substrate for Trypanosoma brucei UDP-Gal: GPI anchor side-chain α-galactosyltransferases

Jillian R. Brown, Terry K. Smith, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Robert A. Field

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Abstract

A synthetic analogue of a trisaccharide fragment of the Trypanosoma brucei Variant Surface Glycoprotein (VSG) GlycosylPhosphatidylInositiol (GPI) anchor, Gal-α-l,3(Man-α-1,6)-Man-α-O-octyl (1), serves as a substrate for two T. brucei α-galactosyltransferases. The principle tetrasaccharide product derived from (1) contains a Gal-α-1,2-Gal linkage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2051-2054
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume8
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Aug 1998

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