Cu(II)-Self-assembling bipyridyl-glycoclusters and dendrimers bearing the Tn-antigen cancer marker: syntheses and lectin binding properties

Using the carbohydrate cancer marker, T_N-antigen (α-GalNAc-OR), covalently linked to a bipyridine core, square planar complexes were formed by self-assembly upon simple addition of Cu(II) sulfate. The required α-d-GalNAc-OR building block was constructed from 2-azidoethyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside (GlcNAc) by epimerization at C-4 of a suitably protected derivative followed by conventional modifications to provide 2-aminoethyl 2-acetamido-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-α-d-galactopyranoside. The 2-aminoethyl aglycone was further elongated into a key monomer having an aminocaproic acid spacer together with their corresponding dimers using a double N-alkylation strategy of their N-bromoacetyl derivatives using mono-Boc-1,4-diaminobutane, respectively. The building blocks containing the bipyridyl dimers, having either a short or a long spacer arm, together with the tetramer built from the short spacer derivative were prepared in a convergent manner using 2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid chloride and the aminated sugar derivatives, respectively. Copper(II)-nucleated GalNAc derivatives containing four and eight residues were obtained from an aqueous solution of the bipyridyl derivatives. The relative inhibitory potencies of these glycodendrimers were evaluated against monomeric allyl α-d-GalNAc using a solid-phase competition assay with asialoglycophorin and horseradish peroxidase-labeled lectin Vicia villosa. The di- and tetra-valent bipyridyl clusters showed up to 87-fold increased inhibitory properties (IC₅₀ 7.14, 1.82, 4.09 μM, respectively) when compared to the monomer (IC₅₀ 158.3 μM) while the Cu(II)-complexes showed up to a 259-fold increase potencies (IC₅₀ 0.61 μM) with the octamer showing the highest affinity. However, when expressed on a per-saccharide basis, the tetramer Cu(II) nucleated derivative, possessing the longest inter-sugar distances showed the highest affinity (IC₅₀ 0.63 μM).     

糖簇分子和糖树状分子的合成进展

糖簇分子和糖树状分子是为了模拟天然存在的“多价效应”而发展起来的一类糖缀合物 .从糖簇分子和糖树状分子的骨架结构特点出发 ,综述了近几年来多价糖簇分子和糖树状分子的各种合成方法及其特点     

糖簇分子和糖树状分子及其生物学活性

糖簇分子和糖树状分子是近年来发展起来的一类新型糖缀合物,其目的是模拟天然存在的“多元效应”。本文主要综述了目前已知糖簇分子和糖树状分子所具有的生物活性及其潜在的应用领域。     

季戊四醇衍生物为骨架的糖簇、糖树枝状分子的合成与应用

综述了以季戊四醇衍生物为骨架的糖簇、糖树枝状分子的合成与应用. 由于季戊四醇衍生物本身所具备的结构特点, 这类分子非常适合于合成新型的糖簇分子和糖树枝状分子. 同时, 由于季戊四醇衍生物在有机合成领域应用广泛, 很多有机合成方法都可以应用到这类糖缀合物的合成中.     

Synthesis of Biocompatible Glycodendrimer based on Fluorescent Perylene Bisimides and Its Bioimaging

A novel water‐soluble fluorescent glycodendrimer based on perylene bisimides is synthesized, which exhibits high fluorescence quantum yield of 54%. While the binding interactions of PBI‐Man with Concanavalin A (Con A) are studied by fluorescence spectra and CD spectra, which show strong binding affinity for Con A with the binding constant of 3.8 × 10⁷m ⁻¹ for monomeric mannose, nearly four orders of magnitude higher affinity than the monovalent mannose ligand. Furthermore, the fluorescence imaging of macrophage cell with PBI‐Man is investigated, and shows selectively binding interaction with the mannose receptor‐medicated cell entry. Moreover, the 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) activities of PBI‐Man show that PBI‐Man as a biocompatible agent is noncytotoxic to living cells.