Oligosaccharide tagged β-cyclodextrins: synthesis and biological affinity towards Concanavalin A

Abstract

6 páginas, 2 figuras, 5 esquemas.An original synthetic route based on multi-glycosylation and selective protection–deprotection steps has been developed which allows a fast access to complex oligomannosides with both α-(1,3),α-(1,6) and α-(1,3),α-(1,4) cores. The later have been linked to modified β-cyclodextrins bearing spacing arms of varying chemical structure and length through peptidic-like coupling, leading to the formation of a range of oligomannosyl cyclodextrin conjugates. Complexation studies with sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate (ASANa) and sodium adamantane 1-carboxylate (ACNa) as guest molecules demonstrated that the β-cyclodextrin inclusion properties are preserved. Binding affinity studies using the mannose specific lectin Concanavalin A (Con A) demonstrated the key role of the density and tridimensional structure of the sugar ligand in recognition events.This work was supported by the Conseil Régional de Picardie under the scientific IBFBio program.Peer reviewe