Glycosylation States on Intact Proteins Determined by NMR Spectroscopy

Protein glycosylation is important in many organisms for proper protein folding, signaling, cell adhesion, protein-protein interactions, and immune responses. Thus, effectively determining the extent of glycosylation in glycoprotein therapeutics is crucial. Up to now, characterizing protein glycosylation has been carried out mostly by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS), which requires careful sample processing, e.g., glycan removal or protein digestion and glycopeptide enrichment. Herein, we introduce an NMR-based method to better characterize intact glycoproteins in natural abundance. This non-destructive method relies on exploiting differences in nuclear relaxation to suppress the NMR signals of the protein while maintaining glycan signals. Using RNase B Man5 and RNase B Man9, we establish reference spectra that can be used to determine the different glycoforms present in heterogeneously glycosylated commercial RNase B.     

HSQC-TOCSY技术对一种多糖三萜皂苷应用解析

从川续断干燥根中分离得到一种常春藤皂苷元型三萜皂苷（化合物1）,其结构被鉴定为3-O-[β-D-吡喃木糖（1-4）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖（1-4）][α-L-吡喃鼠李糖（1-3）]-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖（1-3）-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖（1-2）-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖-常春藤皂苷元28-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖（1-6）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖脂苷,该文利用HSQC-TOCSY技术,并结合¹H-¹H COSY、HSQC、HMBC等二维谱技术对该化合物¹³C,¹H化学位移进行了明确归属.     

C-13 and H-1 NMR Assignments of the Chamigrenes Prepacifenol and Dehydroxyprepacifenol Epoxioes

A complete assignment of the signals in the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra and the stereostructural analysis of the compounds prepacifenol epoxide and the new dehydroxyprepacifenol epoxide are presented. These compounds were extracted from the marine mollusc Aplysia dactylomela and represent the first occurrence of chamigrenes found in Brazilian waters. The NMR analyses are supported by NOE difference and COSY experiments and also by gradient selected HMBC, HSQC-TOCSY and HSQC-DE. ¹H spectra simulations were done for the final fitting of the chemical shifts and coupling constants.     

蒺藜草中一个新的六糖甾体皂甙结构的NMR研究

从蒺藜草中分离得到一个新的六糖甾体皂甙，利用NMR方法，特别是2D NMR技术，确定了它的化学结构3－O－{β-D－吡喃木糖基－（1→3)-[β-D吡喃木基－（1→2)]β-D－吡喃葡萄糖甙－（1→4）－[α-L吡喃鼠李糖基－（1→2）]－β-D吡喃半乳糖基}－22－甲氧基－26－O{β-D－吡喃和葡萄糖基}－蒺藜皂甙元。