Straightforward Synthesis of N-Glycan Polymers from Free Glycans via Cyanoxyl Free Radical-Mediated Polymerization

Jinshan Tang, Evgeny Ozhegov, Yang Liu, Dan Wang, Xinsheng Yao, Xue-Long Sun

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    Abstract

    We report a straightforward synthesis of N-glycan polymers from free glycans via glycosylamine intermediates followed by acrylation and polymerization via cyanoxyl-mediated free radical polymerization (CMFRP) in one-pot fashion. No protection and deprotection were used in either glycomonomer or glycopolymer synthesis. A typical synthetic procedure for N-glycan polymers from free monosaccharide and disaccharide, Glc, Gal, Man, GlcNAc, and Lac, was demonstrated. In addition, enzymatic sialylation of the Laccontaining N-glycan polymers and their anti-influenza virus hemagglutination activities were investigated.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalACS Macro Letters
    Volume6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Feb 21 2017

    Disciplines

    • Chemistry
    • Medicinal-Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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