Synthesis of fluorescently labelled rhamnosides: Probes for the evaluation of rhamnogalacturonan II biosynthetic enzymes

Efthymia Prifti, Stephan Goetz, Sergey A. Nepogodiev, Robert A. Field

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Abstract

Three fluorescently labelled saccharides 10-12, representing structures found in pectic glycan rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II), were synthesised by chemical glycosylation of O-6 of diacetone-d-galactose followed by deprotection and reductive amination with amino-substituted fluorophore APTS. This convenient method installs a common aminogalactitol-based tether in order to preserve the integrity of the reducing end of specific carbohydrates of interest. APTS-labelled glycans prepared in this manner were purified by carbohydrate gel electrophoresis and subjected to capillary electrophoresis analysis, as a basis for the subsequent development of high sensitivity assays for RG-II-active enzymes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1617-1621
Number of pages5
JournalCarbohydrate Research
Volume346
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sep 2011

Keywords

  • APTS labelling
  • Capillary electrophoresis
  • Fluorescent oligosaccharide
  • Glycosyltransferase assay
  • Reductive amination

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