Studies on the conformational flexibility of α-L-Rhap-(1→2)-α-L-Rhap-OMe using molecular simulation and 13C-site-specific labeling: a model for a commonly occurring disaccharide in bacterial polysaccharides

• Bacterial polysaccharides are comprised of a variety of monosaccharides, L-rhamnose (6-deoxy-Lmannose) being one of them. This sugar is often part of α-(1→2)- and/or α-(1→3)-linkages and wehave therefore studied the disaccharide α-L-Rhap-(1→2)-α-L-Rhap-OMe to obtain information onconformational preferences at this glycosidic linkage. The target disaccharide was synthesized with 13C site-specific labeling at C1' and at C2', i.e., in the terminal group. 2D 1H,13C-HSQC-HECADE and 1H,13C-J-HMBC NMR experiments, 1D 13C and 1H NMR spectra together with total line-shape analysis were used to extract conformationally dependent hetero- and homonuclear spin-spincoupling constants. This resulted in the determination of 2JC2',H1' , 3JC1',C1 , 3JC1',C3 , 3JC2',C2 , 2JC1',C2 ,1JC1',C2' , and 1JC1',H1' . These data together with previously determined JC,H and 1H,1H NOEs result in fourteen conformationally dependent NMR parameters that are available for analysis of glycosidiclinkage flexibility and conformational preferences. A molecular dynamics simulation of the disaccharide with explicit water molecules as solvent showed a major conformational state at ΦH =40° and ψH = –35°, consistent with experimental NMR data.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Andra medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Other Basic Medicine (hsv//eng)

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carbohydrates

torsion angle

NMR spectroscopy

molecular dynamics

heteronuclear long-range coupling constants

Chemistry

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