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12150854

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-1
pubmed:abstractText
Carbohydrates and peptides linked together in glycoproteins constitute important components of the molecular communication between cells in multicellular organisms. Cell morphogenesis and tumorigenesis are accompanied by changes in the glycoprotein profiles of the outer cell membranes. Glycopeptide fragments of glycoproteins that have altered structures in tumor cells are of interest as tumor-associated antigens for the distinction between normal cells and tumor cells. In contrast to glycoproteins isolated from biological sources, synthetic glycopeptides are obtained in pure form and exactly specified structures. The methods developed for the synthesis of glycopeptides with tumor-associated antigen structure are outlined in this article by means of a series of typical examples. Beginning with O-glycopeptides of the relatively simple alpha-O-galactosamine-serine/threonine (T(N)-antigen) type, glycopeptide antigens of increasing complexity are described. The review includes syntheses of the saccharide components, the glycosylation reactions to furnish the O-glycosyl amino acid building blocks, their selective C- and N-terminal deprotection and the use of these building blocks for glycopeptide syntheses both in solution and on the solid support. Particular attention is given to glycopeptides containing sialic acid residues, whose syntheses are demanding since reversible protection of the sialic carboxylic group is required. Synthetic methods for the construction of N-glycopeptides carrying the important cell adhesion ligands sialyl Lewis x and sialyl Lewis a antigen are also described. Strategies for the construction of glycopeptides of this type require methods compatible with the presence of the sialic acid residue, as well as with the acid-sensitivity of the fucoside bonds.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0968-0896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3085-112
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Synthesis of tumor-associated glycopeptide antigens.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Organische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review