Synthesis of Fluorophore-Tagged Xylosides That Prime Glycosaminoglycan Chains | Zendy

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Synthesis of Fluorophore-Tagged Xylosides That Prime Glycosaminoglycan Chains

Author(s) -

Vy M. Tran,

Balagurunathan Kuberan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

bioconjugate chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.279

H-Index - 172

eISSN - 1520-4812

pISSN - 1043-1802

DOI - 10.1021/bc400396z

Subject(s) - fluorophore , chemistry , glycosaminoglycan , biochemistry , heparan sulfate , biosynthesis , chondroitin sulfate , dermatan sulfate , chondroitin , residue (chemistry) , sulfation , stereochemistry , fluorescence , gene , physics , quantum mechanics

Biosynthesis and functions of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains are complex and remain elusive. To better understand the factors that regulate the biosynthesis and functions, fluorophore-tagged xylosides carrying two different linkages between fluorophore and xylose residue were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to prime GAG chains such as heparan sulfate (HS), chondroitin sulfate (CS), and dermatan sulfate (DS) in various cell lines. These in vitro studies resulted in the identification of fluorophore-tagged xylosides that prime high molecular weight GAG chains. Primed GAG chains carrying a fluorophore group has several advantages for studying the factors that regulate the biosynthesis, analyzing intact fine structures at low detection limits, and setting the stage for studying structure-function relations of GAG chains of cellular origin.

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