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Release of β-galactosidase from poloxamine/α-cyclodextrin hydrogels

  • César A. Estévez,
  • José Ramón Isasi,
  • Eneko Larrañeta and
  • Itziar Vélaz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3127–3135, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.330

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  • group. When the galactosyl acceptor is water, a galactose molecule is produced and the hydrolysis of lactose occurs. However, this transfer can be performed onto other acceptors such as sugars, yielding oligosaccharides through a transglycosylation mechanism [5]. Hydrogels are 3D networks capable of
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Published 24 Dec 2014

Synthesis of divalent ligands of β-thio- and β-N-galactopyranosides and related lactosides and their evaluation as substrates and inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase

  • María Emilia Cano,
  • Rosalía Agusti,
  • Alejandro J. Cagnoni,
  • María Florencia Tesoriero,
  • José Kovensky,
  • María Laura Uhrig and
  • Rosa M. de Lederkremer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3073–3086, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.324

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  • inhibitors of the enzyme [19]. Also, the synthesis of the mucin oligosaccharides allowed the study of their acceptor and inhibitory properties [20][21]. Lactose derivatives were shown to be good inhibitors of the transfer of sialic acid to the natural acceptor, N-acetyllactosamine (LN) [22]. In particular
  • -lactosyl residues showed to have trypanocidal activity [29]. On the other hand, a recent paper described the synthesis of 1,6-linked cyclic pseudo-galacto oligosaccharides and their in vitro sialylation by recombinant TcTS [30]. Conjugation of lactose analogs with multiarm poly(ethylene glycol) increases
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Published 19 Dec 2014

Synthetic strategies for the fluorescent labeling of epichlorohydrin-branched cyclodextrin polymers

  • Milo Malanga,
  • Mihály Bálint,
  • István Puskás,
  • Kata Tuza,
  • Tamás Sohajda,
  • László Jicsinszky,
  • Lajos Szente and
  • Éva Fenyvesi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3007–3018, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.319

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  • Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of 6, 7 or 8 glucopyranose units (α-, β- or γ-CD, respectively). The capability for complexation, as well as their ability to stabilize and solubilize guest compounds, makes these substances prime candidates for incorporation in delivery systems for
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Published 16 Dec 2014

Synthesis and characterization of a new photoinduced switchable β-cyclodextrin dimer

  • Florian Hamon,
  • Claire Blaszkiewicz,
  • Marie Buchotte,
  • Estelle Banaszak-Léonard,
  • Hervé Bricout,
  • Sébastien Tilloy,
  • Eric Monflier,
  • Christine Cézard,
  • Laurent Bouteiller,
  • Christophe Len and
  • Florence Djedaini-Pilard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2874–2885, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.304

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  • ; switchable binding behavior; Introduction α-, β- or γ-Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides composed of 6, 7 or 8 α-D-1,4 glucopyranose moieties, respectively. They are natural compounds produced from starch by the reaction of 4-α-glucanotransferases [1]. Their toroidal shape, with C6-primary
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Published 04 Dec 2014

Thermal and oxidative stability of the Ocimum basilicum L. essential oil/β-cyclodextrin supramolecular system

  • Daniel I. Hădărugă,
  • Nicoleta G. Hădărugă,
  • Corina I. Costescu,
  • Ioan David and
  • Alexandra T. Gruia

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2809–2820, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.298

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  • compounds. One of the most frequently used matrices for molecular encapsulation, protection against oxidation or other degradation processes, as well as controlled release of relatively small bioactive compounds, are cyclodextrins (CDs) [30][31][32][33][34][35]. These are cyclic oligosaccharides consisting
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Published 28 Nov 2014

Preparation and evaluation of cyclodextrin polypseudorotaxane with PEGylated liposome as a sustained release drug carrier

  • Kayoko Hayashida,
  • Taishi Higashi,
  • Daichi Kono,
  • Keiichi Motoyama,
  • Koki Wada and
  • Hidetoshi Arima

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2756–2764, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.292

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  • products. Keywords: cyclodextrins; doxorubicin; PEGylated liposome; polypseudorotaxane; sustained release; Introduction Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides comprising six (α-CD), seven (β-CD), and eight (γ-CD) glucopyranose units. They are characterized by a hydrophobic central cavity and a
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Published 25 Nov 2014

Synthesis of the pentasaccharide repeating unit of the O-antigen of E. coli O117:K98:H4

  • Pintu Kumar Mandal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2724–2728, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.287

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  • bacterial O-antigens have been chosen for the development of glycoconjugate vaccine candidates against infectious diseases [13][14][15][16]. As a consequence, a significant quantity of oligosaccharides is required to evaluate their immunological properties for detailed understanding of the role of O
  • -antigens in the pathogenicity of the E. coli strains. Development of chemical synthetic strategies would be useful to get large quantities of the oligosaccharides. As a part of the ongoing studies on the synthesis of bacterial cell wall oligosaccharides [17][18][19], a straightforward synthesis of the
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Published 20 Nov 2014

Galactan synthesis in a single step via oligomerization of monosaccharides

  • Marius Dräger and
  • Amit Basu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2658–2663, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.279

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  • fluoride with lanthanum perchlorate in the presence of an initiator alcohol. The product oligosaccharides were readily chromatographically separable. This oligomerization was used to synthesize a pentagalactan in a single step from monosaccharide building blocks in reasonable overall yields. Keywords
  • : arabinogalactan protein; glycosyl fluoride; glycosylation; oligosaccharides; Introduction Despite numerous recent advances in the synthesis of complex oligosaccharides, unlike polypeptide or oligonucleotide assembly, their preparation remains far from a routine endeavor. The critical step in oligosaccharide
  • . Glycosyl halides have also been polymerized to provide poly-orthoesters [11]. The products of these reactions are polydisperse and are isolated and treated as a mixture of oligosaccharides of varying length. While this polydispersity may not be a significant limitation in cases where the product polymers
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Published 13 Nov 2014

Loose-fit polypseudorotaxanes constructed from γ-CDs and PHEMA-PPG-PEG-PPG-PHEMA

  • Tao Kong,
  • Lin Ye,
  • Ai-ying Zhang and
  • Zeng-guo Feng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2461–2469, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.257

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  • -hydroxyethyl methacrylate); polypseudorotaxane; Introduction Cyclodextrins (CDs) are a family of cyclic oligosaccharides composed of 6, 7 or 8 glucose units linked via α-1,4-glycosidic bonds. Due to the presence of a hydrophobic inner cavity with different geometric dimensions, CDs can act as host molecules
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Published 23 Oct 2014

Synthesis of aromatic glycoconjugates. Building blocks for the construction of combinatorial glycopeptide libraries

  • Markus Nörrlinger and
  • Thomas Ziegler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2453–2460, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.256

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  • communication, signal transduction, pathogen recognition or immunological responses [1][2][3][4]. In order to investigate these processes it is essential that a large amount of the respective polysaccharide structure is available. Unfortunately, isolation of pure oligosaccharides from natural sources is
  • difficult due to the micro heterogenity of naturally occurring saccharides. For this reason chemical oligosaccharide synthesis is the only alternative for providing sufficient amounts of pure material for detailed biological studies. However, the synthetic preparation of complex oligosaccharides is still
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Published 22 Oct 2014

Synthesis and immunological evaluation of protein conjugates of Neisseria meningitidis X capsular polysaccharide fragments

  • Laura Morelli,
  • Damiano Cancogni,
  • Marta Tontini,
  • Alberto Nilo,
  • Sara Filippini,
  • Paolo Costantino,
  • Maria Rosaria Romano,
  • Francesco Berti,
  • Roberto Adamo and
  • Luigi Lay

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2367–2376, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.247

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  • conjugate vaccine [14]. Undoubtedly the recent increase of MenX infections has led to take in consideration this emerging serogroup for the development of new meningococcal vaccines [15][16]. Recently it has been reported that coupling long chain oligosaccharides from MenX CPS to the nontoxic mutant of
  • glycans [26][27], lower yields were attained in the present case. This can be explained with the higher solubility in organic solvents of the short structures 11–13 employed in the present study in comparison to other reported oligosaccharides [26][27], which did not allow complete precipitation of the
  • units might be required to fully mimic the polysaccharide activity, and paves the ground for a deeper understanding of the structural requirements needed to develop a conjugate vaccine based on well-defined oligosaccharides attained by chemical synthesis. The preparation of these longer chain MenX
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Published 13 Oct 2014

Effect of cyclodextrin complexation on phenylpropanoids’ solubility and antioxidant activity

  • Miriana Kfoury,
  • David Landy,
  • Lizette Auezova,
  • Hélène Greige-Gerges and
  • Sophie Fourmentin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2322–2331, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.241

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  • , stability, release and bioavailability of natural compounds [10][11][12][13]. CDs are a family of cyclic oligosaccharides obtained from enzymatic degradation of starch. The most common native CDs are α-cyclodextrin (α-CD), β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) composed of six, seven and eight (α
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Published 06 Oct 2014

End group functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol) with phenolphthalein: towards star-shaped polymers based on supramolecular interactions

  • Carolin Fleischmann,
  • Hendrik Wöhlk and
  • Helmut Ritter

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2263–2269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.235

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  • combination of CRP with supramolecular complex formation, e.g., by the use of cyclodextrins (CDs) [6][7][34]. The most important representatives of these cyclic oligosaccharides with respect to industrial applications consist of six (α-CD), seven (β-CD) and eight (γ-CD) glucopyranose units and have a cone
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Published 25 Sep 2014

Bifunctional dendrons for multiple carbohydrate presentation via carbonyl chemistry

  • Davide Bini,
  • Francesco Nicotra and
  • Laura Cipolla

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1686–1691, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.177

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  • carbonyl groups can be exploited for carbohydrate functionalization [15][16] by reductive amination, oxime or hydrazone formation to yield suitably functionalized saccharides (Figure 1). Given the relevance of L-fucose in mammal oligosaccharides, α-L-(2-aminoethyl) fucoside [17] and α-O-L
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Published 25 Jul 2014

Clicked and long spaced galactosyl- and lactosylcalix[4]arenes: new multivalent galectin-3 ligands

  • Silvia Bernardi,
  • Paola Fezzardi,
  • Gabriele Rispoli,
  • Stefania E. Sestito,
  • Francesco Peri,
  • Francesco Sansone and
  • Alessandro Casnati

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1672–1680, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.175

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  • activation, cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. Among different families of lectins, the ones showing a selectivity for β-D-galactoside and β-D-galactose-terminating oligosaccharides are called galectins and play important roles in a series of pathological events such as inflammation, fibrosis, heart
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Published 23 Jul 2014

Expedient synthesis of 1,6-anhydro-α-D-galactofuranose, a useful intermediate for glycobiological tools

  • Luciana Baldoni and
  • Carla Marino

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1651–1656, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.172

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  • how easily compound 12 was obtained and the versatility of anhydro sugars as intermediates for the preparation of biologically important oligosaccharides [3], we decided to investigate the conditions to obtain it as a main product. We reasoned that during the treatment of 9 with TMSI, in addition to
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Published 21 Jul 2014

Photoswitchable precision glycooligomers and their lectin binding

  • Daniela Ponader,
  • Sinaida Igde,
  • Marko Wehle,
  • Katharina Märker,
  • Mark Santer,
  • David Bléger and
  • Laura Hartmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1603–1612, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.166

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  • affinity carbohydrate ligands by displaying several monosaccharides/oligosaccharides on a protein scaffold or through a patch of lipids. This is known as the glycocluster effect or the multivalent presentation of sugar ligands [3][4]. This strategy can also be employed for the synthesis of carbohydrate
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Published 15 Jul 2014

Bis(β-lactosyl)-[60]fullerene as novel class of glycolipids useful for the detection and the decontamination of biological toxins of the Ricinus communis family

  • Hirofumi Dohi,
  • Takeru Kanazawa,
  • Akihiro Saito,
  • Keita Sato,
  • Hirotaka Uzawa,
  • Yasuo Seto and
  • Yoshihiro Nishida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1504–1512, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.155

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  • quantified by means of sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and the results were discussed in terms of detection and decontamination of the deadly biological toxin in the Ricinus communis family. Keywords: fullerene; multivalent glycosystems; oligosaccharides; proteotoxins
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Published 03 Jul 2014

Efficient routes toward the synthesis of the D-rhamno-trisaccharide related to the A-band polysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Aritra Chaudhury,
  • Sajal K. Maity and
  • Rina Ghosh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1488–1494, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.153

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  • -rhamno-trisaccharide. The application of the reported regioselective radical-mediated deoxygenation on 4,6-O-benzylidene D-manno thioglycoside (hitherto unexplored) has potential for ramification in the field of synthesis of oligosaccharides based on 6-deoxy hexoses. Keywords: A-band polysaccharide; D
  • -rhamno-trisaccharide; deoxygenation on thioglycoside; multivalent glycosystems; one-pot sequential glycosylation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Introduction With the firm establishment of the critical roles played by oligosaccharides in diverse biological processes [1][2][3][4], the field of oligosaccharide
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Published 01 Jul 2014

Carbohydrate PEGylation, an approach to improve pharmacological potency

  • M. Eugenia Giorgi,
  • Rosalía Agusti and
  • Rosa M. de Lederkremer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1433–1444, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.147

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  • , instead of hydrazide-PEGs, generated a more stable oxime linkage with the carbohydrate aldehydes. Similar to the other gonadotropins, TSH is a glycosylated protein, and the role of the N-linked oligosaccharides is well established. The effect of PEG size and mono- vs multi-PEGylation was compared both in
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Published 25 Jun 2014

A complete series of 6-deoxy-monosubstituted tetraalkylammonium derivatives of α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin with 1, 2, and 3 permanent positive charges

  • Martin Popr,
  • Simona Hybelbauerová and
  • Jindřich Jindřich

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1390–1396, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.142

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  • ; regioselectivity; tetraalkylammonium derivatives; Introduction Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides with the shape of a hollow truncated cone, first described in 1891 by Villiers [1]. Naturally occurring CDs are named α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrin and are composed of 6, 7 or 8 D-glucopyranose units
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Published 18 Jun 2014

Biantennary oligoglycines and glyco-oligoglycines self-associating in aqueous medium

  • Svetlana V. Tsygankova,
  • Alexander A. Chinarev,
  • Alexander B. Tuzikov,
  • Nikolai Severin,
  • Alexey A. Kalachev,
  • Juergen P. Rabe,
  • Alexandra S. Gambaryan and
  • Nicolai V. Bovin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1372–1382, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.140

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  • modification by the amino group with mono- or oligosaccharides dramatically increased their solubility in water. This may support their antiviral action (see below), because glycopeptides act topically, in the respiratory tract, and are administered as a spray. We then investigated the ability of synthesized
  • inhibition or the blocking of the binding of the influenza virus with target cells [15]. Monovalent oligosaccharides are incapable of an efficient competition for analogous glycans on the cell surface due to the low binding constant with viral hemagglutinin. An attractive way of increasing the affinity of a
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Published 17 Jun 2014

Design and synthesis of multivalent neoglycoconjugates by click conjugations

  • Feiqing Ding,
  • Li Ji,
  • Ronny William,
  • Hua Chai and
  • Xue-Wei Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1325–1332, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.134

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  • the key reaction step. The copper-catalyzed regioselective click reaction was tremendously accelerated with assistance of microwave irradiation. Keywords: click conjugations; copper-catalyzed; microwave irradiation; multivalent glycosystems; neoglycoconjugates; one-pot; Introduction Oligosaccharides
  • few examples of oligosaccharides and glycopeptides mimics have so far been prepared by a click chemistry strategy [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]. Most recently, we developed a strategy for the synthesis of 3-amino-2,3-dideoxysugars using a regio- and stereoselective tandem hydroamination
  • glycoscience, because triazole-linked glycoconjugates can exhibit very interesting biological properties, offering a convenient access toward oligosaccharides, glycopeptide mimics, or multivalent carbohydrate systems [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]. Their further application in molcecular biosystems is
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Published 10 Jun 2014

Olefin cross metathesis based de novo synthesis of a partially protected L-amicetose and a fully protected L-cinerulose derivative

  • Bernd Schmidt and
  • Sylvia Hauke

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1023–1031, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.102

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  • agent with particular activity against different forms of leukemia [13] (Figure 1). Desoxy-sugars are sometimes scarcely available from natural sources and therefore the chemical syntheses of the monosaccharides [6][14] and their assembly to oligosaccharides [15][16][17] has attracted constant attention
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Published 06 May 2014

Silver and gold-catalyzed multicomponent reactions

  • Giorgio Abbiati and
  • Elisabetta Rossi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 481–513, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.46

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  • particular molecules or were employed as a key step for the synthesis of more complex structures in domino approaches. For example, Che, Wong and co-workers successfully applied A3-coupling to aldehyde-containing oligosaccharides 8 [38]. The best catalyst for this reaction was 10 mol % of the [Au(C^N)Cl2
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