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A strategy for chromatographic and structural analysis of monosaccharide species from glycoproteins.
1996
A general strategy for the chromatographic and structural analysis of the monosaccharide species fucose (Fuc), N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), galactose (Gal), glucose (Glc), mannose (Man), N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) present in glycoproteins is described. Qualitative and quantitative aspects for the separation of these glycoprotein monosaccharides (monosaccharide species) using ligand-exchange chromatography (LEC) and high pH anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC) in combination with pulsed-amperometric detection (PAD), refractive index (RI) and ultraviolet (UV) monitoring are discussed in detail. The conditions for the acidic hydrolysis of glycoproteins and…
Oligosaccharide recognition by selectins: Synthesis and biological activity of multivalent sialyl lewis-X ligands
1995
Abstract Trivalent sialyl Lewis-X ligands 6–8 anchored onto flexible templates have been synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of E-selectin and P-selectin mediated cell adhesion in cell culture assays and in vivo. Biological activities in vitro correlated with spacer length and lead to ligands with 3-fold (E-selectin) and 5-fold (P-selectin) improved receptor binding avidity per single tetrasaccharide moiety.
Direct acid-catalysed mechanical depolymerisation of fibre sludge to reducing sugars using planetary milling
2016
Abstract This study performed a direct solvent-free acid-catalysed mechanical depolymerisation of fibre sludge to reducing sugars which involves one step of acid milling in a planetary mill. The common reported ‘solvent-free’ mechanocatalytic depolymerisation of lignocellulose which includes 1) acid impregnation, 2) vacuum evaporation and 3) mechanocatalytic depolymerisation was also performed as a reference. The major converted monosaccharides were determined by capillary electrophoresis and the results of total reducing sugar (TRS) yields were carried out based on the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) method. The results showed that the TRS conversion of direct acid-catalysed mechanical dep…
Characterization of totally chlorine-free effluents from Kraft pulp bleaching
1999
A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method for analyzing the total acid hydrolysis products (monosaccharides and their derivatives) of the dissolved carbohydrates from a totally chlorine-free bleaching plant was developed. Several borate buffer concentrations and other running conditions were tested. Neutral monosaccharides (arabinose, galactose, glucose, mannose, rhamnose and xylose) in hydrolysates were derivatized by means of 4-aminobenzonitrile and resolved by 500 mM borate buffer (pH 9.5, 16.0 kV). The detection level was less than 10 fmol. In addition, the separation of some uronic acids and oligosaccharides was studied.
Historical and current progress in understanding the origin and structure of humic substances
2010
Research into humic substances (HS) has focused selectively on the search for aromatic structures. All aromatic compounds are regarded as eligible HS constituents, whereas aliphatic, polysaccharide structural constituents are considered non-HS. Wet chemical methods for analysing HS produce 2–5% aromatic compounds from the original starting material. Only those compounds in the hydrophobic extraction phases are studied carefully. Compounds in the hydrophilic extraction phases, containing mainly aliphatics, are discarded. Solid-state NMR spectra from HS show 30–40% of carbon–carbon unsaturation, which is selectively interpreted as ‘aromatic’. No recognition is given to the fact that NMR spect…
Synthesis of Trisaccharides by Hetero-Diels–Alder Welding of Two Monosaccharide Units
2012
A new strategy for the synthesis of di- and trisaccharides based on the de novo synthesis of the linking saccharide unit is presented. In this strategy, functionalized monosaccharide building blocks already incorporating the glycosidic linkages are welded together using a metal-catalyzed hetero-Diels–Alder (HDA) reaction to generate a new monosaccharide unit between them. The highest yields and selectivities in the HDA reaction were obtained by using chiral Schiff base chromium complexes. Disaccharide products were accessible by reaction of Danishefsky's diene with acetyl- and benzyl-protected galactoside aldehydes. For the synthesis of trisaccharide products, acetyl-protected glucose or ga…
Glycoside synthesis via electrophile-induced activation of N-allyl carbamates
1993
Abstract O-Benzyl-, O-acyl-, N-acyl- and isopropylidene-protected glycosyl N-allylcarbamates, obtained from anomerically unprotected monosaccharides and allyl isocyanate, are activated by an electrophile-induced cyclisation and react with hydroxyl compounds to form the corresponding glycosides.
Total Synthesis of a Partial Structure from Arabinogalactan and Its Application for Allergy Prevention
2020
Abstract Arabinogalactan, a microheterogeneous polysaccharide occurring in plants, is known for its allergy‐protective activity, which could potentially be used for preventive allergy treatment. New treatment options are highly desirable, especially in a preventive manner, due to the constant rise of atopic diseases worldwide. The structural origin of the allergy‐protective activity of arabinogalactan is, however, still unclear and isolation of the polysaccharide is not feasible for pharmaceutical applications due to a variation of the activity of the natural product and contaminations with endotoxins. Therefore, a pentasaccharide partial structure was selected for total synthesis and subse…
Noncovalent Saccharide Recognition by Means of a Tetrakis(bile acid)-Porphyrin Conjugate: Selectivity, Cooperation, and Stability
2010
Molecular recognition of Glu, Glc 2 -Glc 6 and Mal 3 by a tetrakis(bile acid)―porphyrin conjugate has been studied by using ESI-FTICR mass spectrometry. The bile acid conjugate was observed to form 1:1 noncovalent complexes with saccharides. The conjugate was found to have size-selectivity towards saccharides with three or more glucose residues. The Glc 3 and Glc 4 also formed kinetically the most stable complexes. The electron capture dissociation (ECD) experiments revealed that in complexation of an oligosaccharide three glucose residues interact with the bile acid conjugate, whereas additional glucose residues are susceptible to fragmentation. The ECD results also showed the significance…
Levan production byZymomonas mobilis cells. Attached to plaited spheres
1997
In this work, an immobilization method for polymer-levan production by a non-flocculating Z mobilis culture was developed. The extent of cell attachment to the stainless steel wire surface, culture growth and product synthesis were described. It was established that during short-term passive immobilization of non-flocculating Z mobilis cells on a stainless steel wire surface, sufficient amounts of biomass for proper levan and ethanol fermentation could not be obtained. Adherence of cells was improved by pressing the paste-like biomass within stainless steel spheres knitted from wire with subsequent dehydration. Biomass fixed in metal spheres was used for repeated batch fermentation of levan…