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Synthesis of Galβ1→3 (Fucα1→4) GlcNAcβ-OR as potential acceptors for a new member of the α-1,2-L-fucosyltransferase family

  • Rakesh K. Jain
  • , Sushama M. Pawar
  • , E. V. Chandrasekaran
  • , Conrad F. Piskorz
  • , Khushi L. Matta
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Abstract

A stereoselective synthesis of Galβ1→3 (Fucα1→4) GlcNAcβ-Or (Lewis a) structures containing an anomeric p-nitrophenyl or benzyl group was accomplished through the use of methyl 3,4-O-isopropylidene-2-O-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1-thio-β-L-fucopyranosid e. The compounds were used as acceptors to show in human ovarian tumors and a colon carcinoma cell line (Colo 205), the presence of a new type of α1,2-L-fucosyltransferase which converts the blood group determinant Lewisa to Lewisb.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1333-1338
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume3
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1993

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