A synthetic acceptor substrate for Trypanosoma brucei UDP-Gal : GPI anchor side-chain α-galactosyltransferases

J.R. Brown, T.K. Smith, M.A.J. Ferguson, R.A. Field

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Abstract

A synthetic analogue of a trisaccharide fragment of the Trypanosoma brucei Variant Surface Glycoprotein (VSG) GlycosylPhosphatidylInositiol (GPI) anchor, Gal-α-l,3(Man-α-1,6)-Man-α-O-octyl (1), serves as a substrate for two T. brucei α-galactosyltransferases. The principle tetrasaccharide product derived from (1) contains a Gal-α-1,2-Gal linkage.
Original languageUndefined
Pages (from-to)2051-2054
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
  • Mutation
  • Proteins GPI-APs Prominence percentile: 79.610

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Manchester Institute of Biotechnology

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