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 Lac-containing N-glycan polymers and their anti-influenza virus hemagglutination activities were investigated.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-111
Number of pages5
JournalACS Macro Letters
Volume6
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 21 2017

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