Solution conformation of sialosylcerebroside (G M4 ) and its NeuAc(α2→3)Galβ sugar component
Author(s) -
POPPE Leszek,
DABROWSKI Janusz,
LIETH ClausWilhelm,
NUMATA Masaaki,
OGAWA Tomoya
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1989.tb14653.x
Subject(s) - disaccharide , conformational isomerism , chemistry , ganglioside , sugar , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , carbohydrate conformation , stereochemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , molecule , biochemistry
The solution conformations of G M4 ganglioside [NeuAc(α2→3)Gal(β→1)Cer] in ( 2 H 3 C) 2 SO and its component disaccharide in 2 H 2 O were investigated with the aid of 1 H‐nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (nuclear Overhauser effect, analysis of coupling constants) and by energy‐minimum calculations. The existence of three low‐energy conformers obtained by theoretical calculations was supported by experimental findings in the case of G M4 , whereas the disaccharide appears to exist as a mixture of two conformers.
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