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- Hatcher, Elizabeth, et al.
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Conformational properties of methyl β-maltoside and methyl α- and β-cellobioside disaccharides
- 2011
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In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1520-6106 .- 1520-5207. ; 115:3, s. 597-608
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- An investigation of the conformational properties of methyl β-maltoside, methyl α-cellobioside, and methyl β-cellobioside disaccharides using NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) techniques, is presented. Emphasis is placed on validation of a recently presented force field for hexopyranose disaccharides followed by elucidation of the conformational properties of two different types of glycosidic linkages, α-(1 → 4) and β-(1 → 4). Both gas-phase and aqueous-phase simulations are performed to gain insight into the effect of solvent on the conformational properties. A number of transglycosidic J-coupling constants and proton−proton distances are calculated from the simulations and are used to identify the percent sampling of the three glycosidic conformations (syn, anti-, and anti-ψ) and, in turn, describe the flexibility around the glycosidic linkage. The results show the force field to be in overall good agreement with experiment, although some very small limitations are evident. Subsequently, a thorough hydrogen bonding analysis is performed to obtain insights into the conformational properties of the disaccharides. In methyl β-maltoside, competition between HO2′−O3 intramolecular hydrogen bonding and intermolecular hydrogen bonding of those groups with solvent leads to increased sampling of syn, anti-, and anti-ψ conformations and better agreement with NMR J-coupling constants. In methyl α- and β-cellobioside, O5′−HO6 and HO2′−O3 hydrogen bonding interactions are in competition with intermolecular hydrogen bonding involving the solvent molecules. This competition leads to retention of the O5′−HO3 hydrogen bond and increased sampling of the syn region of the /ψ map. Moreover, glycosidic torsions are correlated to the intramolecular hydrogen bonding occurring in the molecules. The present results verify that in the β-(1 → 4)-linkage intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the aqueous phase is due to the decreased ability of water to successfully compete for the O5′ and HO3 hydrogen bonding moieties, in contrast to that occurring between the O5′ and HO6 atoms in this α-(1 → 4)-linkage.
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- Jonsson, Hanna, et al.
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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
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- 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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- Jonsson, K. Hanna M., et al.
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Studies on the conformational flexibility of alpha-L-rhamnose-containing oligosaccharides using C-13-site-specific labeling, NMR spectroscopy and molecular simulations : implications for the three-dimensional structure of bacterial rhamnan polysaccharides
- 2012
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In: Organic and biomolecular chemistry. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1477-0520 .- 1477-0539. ; 10:12, s. 2453-2463
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Bacterial polysaccharides are comprised of a variety of monosaccharides, L-rhamnose (6-deoxy-L-mannose) being one of them. This sugar is often part of alpha-(1 -> 2)- and/or alpha-(1 -> 3)-linkages and we have therefore studied the disaccharide alpha-L-Rhap-(1 -> 2)-alpha-L-Rhap-OMe to obtain information on conformational preferences at this glycosidic linkage. The target disaccharide was synthesized with C-13 site-specific labeling at C1' and at C2', i.e., in the terminal group. 2D H-1, C-13-HSQC-HECADE and H-1, C-13-J-HMBC NMR experiments, 1D C-13 and H-1 NMR spectra together with total line-shape analysis were used to extract conformationally dependent hetero- and homonuclear spin-spin coupling constants. This resulted in the determination of (2)JC(2',H1'), (3)J(C1',C1), (3)J(C1',C3), (3)J(C2',C2), (2)J(C1',C2), (1)JC(1',C2'), and (1)J(C1',H1'). These data together with previously determined J(CH) and H-1, H-1 NOEs result in fourteen conformationally dependent NMR parameters that are available for analysis of glycosidic linkage flexibility and conformational preferences. A 100 ns molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of the disaccharide with explicit water molecules as solvent showed a major conformational state at phi(H) approximate to 40 degrees and psi(H) approximate to -35 degrees, consistent with experimental NMR data. In addition, MD simulations were carried out also for alpha-L-Rhap-(1 -> 3)-alpha-L-Rhap-OMe and a rhamnan hexasaccharide. The gathered information on the oligosaccharides was used to address conformational preferences for a larger structure, a 2- and 3-linked nonasaccharide, with implications for the 3D structure of rhamnan polysaccharides, which should be regarded as flexible polymers.
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- Malmberg, Jesper, et al.
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Synthesis of aromatic C-xylosides by position inversion of glucose
- 2006
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In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. - : Elsevier BV. - 0968-0896. ; 14:19, s. 6659-6665
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Two formally C-xylosylated analogs to 2-naphthyl beta-D-xylopyranoside, which is known to initiate priming of glucosaminoglycan chains, were synthesized by a position inversion of glucose (i.e., position I becomes position 5). The D-C-xyloside showed priming, while the L-C-xyloside did not initiate priming. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Novoa-Carballal, Ramón, et al.
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The dynamics of GATG glycodendrimers by NMR diffusion and quantitative 13C relaxation
- 2010
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In: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 12:25, s. 6587-6589
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The dynamics of GATG glycodendrimers have been investigated by NMR translational diffusion and quantitative 13C relaxation studies (Lipari-Szabo model-free), allowing the determination of the correlation times describing the dendrimer segmental orientational mobility.
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- Olsson, Ulrika, et al.
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Conformational flexibility and dynamics of two (1→6)-linked disaccharides related to an oligosaccharide epitope expressed on malignant tumour cells
- 2009
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In: Chemistry - A European Journal. - : Wiley. - 0947-6539 .- 1521-3765. ; 15:35, s. 8886-8894
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The conformational flexibility and dynamics of two (1→6)-linked disaccharides that are related to the action of the glycosyl transferase GnT-V have been investigated. NMR NOE and T-ROE spectroscopy experiments, conformation-dependent coupling constants and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used in the analyses. To facilitate these studies, the compounds were synthesised as α-d-[6-13C]-Manp-OMe derivatives, which reduced the 1H NMR spectral overlap and facilitated the determination of two- and three-bond 1H,1H, 1H,13C and 13C,13C-coupling constants. The population distribution for the glycosidic ω torsion angle in α-d-Manp-(1→6)-α-d-Manp-OMe for gt/gg/tg was equal to 45:50:5, whereas in α-d-Manp-OMe it was determined to be 56:36:8. The dynamic model that was generated for β-d-GlcpNAc-(1→6)-α-d-Manp-OMe by MD simulations employing the PARM22/SU01 CHARMM-based force field was in very good agreement with experimental observations. β-d-GlcpNAc-(1→6)-α-d-Manp-OMe is described by an equilibrium of populated states in which the ϕ torsion angle has the exo-anomeric conformation, the ψ torsion angle an extended antiperiplanar conformation and the ω torsion angle a distribution of populations predominantly between the gauche–trans and the gauche–gauche conformational states (i.e., gt/gg/tg) is equal to 60:35:5, respectively. The use of site-specific 13C labelling in these disaccharides leads to increased spectral dispersion, thereby making NMR spectroscopy based conformational analysis possible that otherwise might be difficult to attain.
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- Pendrill, Robert, et al.
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Conformation and Dynamics at a Flexible Glycosidic Linkage Revealed by NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations : Analysis of β-ʟ-Fucp-(1→6)-α-ᴅ-Glcp-OMe in Water Solution
- 2013
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In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1520-6106 .- 1520-5207. ; 117:47, s. 14709-14722
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The intrinsic flexibility of carbohydrates facilitates different 3D structures in response to altered environments. At glycosidic (1 -> 46)-linkages, three torsion angles are variable, and herein the conformation and dynamics of beta-1.-Fucp-(1 -> 6)-alpha-D-Glcp-OMe are investigated using a combination of NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The disaccharide shows evidence of conformational averaging for the psi and co torsion angles, best explained by a four-state conformational distribution. Notably, there is a significant population of conformations having psi = 85 degrees (clinal) in addition to those having psi = 180 degrees (anfiperiplanar). Moderate differences in C-13 R-1 relaxation rates are found to be best explained by axially symmetric tumbling in combination with minor differences in librational motion for the two residues, whereas the isomerization motions are occurring too slowly to significantly to the observed relaxation rates. The MD simulation was found to give a reasonably good agreement with experiment, especially with respect to diffusive properties, among which the rotational anisotropy, D parallel to/D parallel to, is found to be 2.35. The force field employed showed too narrow omega torsion angles in the gauche trans and gauche gauche states as well as overestimating the population of the gauche trans conformer. This information can subsequently be used in directing parameter developments and emphasizes the need for refinement of force fields for (1 -> 6)-linked carbohydrates.
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- Plazinski, Wojciech, et al.
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Tautomers of N-acetyl-d-allosamine : an NMR and computational chemistry study
- 2021
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In: Organic and biomolecular chemistry. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1477-0520 .- 1477-0539. ; 19:33, s. 7190-7201
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- D-Allosamine is a rare sugar in Nature but its pyranoid form has been found α-linked in the core region of the lipopolysaccharide from the Gram-negative bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis and in the chitanase inhibitor allosamidin, then β-linked and N-acetylated. In water solution the monosaccharide N-acetyl-D-allosamine (D-AllNAc) shows a significant presence of four tautomers arising from pyranoid and furanoid ring forms and anomeric configurations. The furanoid ring forms both showed 3JH1,H2 ≈ 4.85 Hz and to differentiate the anomeric configurations a series of chemical shift anisotropy/dipole–dipole cross-correlated relaxation NMR experiments was performed in which the α-anomeric form showed notable different relaxation rates for its components of the H1 doublet, thereby making it possible to elucidate the anomeric configuration of each of the furanoses. The conformational preferences of the different forms of D-AllNAc were investigated by 3JHH, 2JCH and 3JCH coupling constants from NMR experiments, molecular dynamics simulations and density functional theory calculations. The pyranose form resides in the 4C1 conformation and the furanose ring form has the majority of its conformers located on the South–East region of the pseudorotation wheel, with a small population in the Northern hemisphere. The tautomeric equilibrium was quite sensitive to changes in temperature, where the β-anomer of the pyranoid ring form decreased upon a temperature increase while the other forms increased
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- Roslund, Mattias U., et al.
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Complete 1H and 13C NMR chemical shift assignments of mono-, di-, and trisaccharides as basis for NMR chemical shift predictions of polysaccharides using the computer program CASPER
- 2011
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In: Carbohydrate Research. - : Elsevier BV. - 0008-6215 .- 1873-426X. ; 346:11, s. 1311-1319
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The computer program casper uses 1H and 13C NMR chemical shift data of mono- to trisaccharides for the prediction of chemical shifts of oligo- and polysaccharides. In order to improve the quality of these predictions the 1H and 13C, as well as 31P when applicable, NMR chemical shifts of 30 mono-, di-, and trisaccharides were assigned. The reducing sugars gave two distinct sets of NMR resonances due to the α- and β-anomeric forms. In total 35 1H and 13C NMR chemical shift data sets were obtained from the oligosaccharides. One- and two-dimensional NMR experiments were used for the chemical shift assignments and special techniques were employed in some cases such as 2D 1H,13C-HSQC Hadamard Transform methodology which was acquired approximately 45 times faster than a regular t1 incremented 1H,13C-HSQC experiment and a 1D 1H,1H-CSSF-TOCSY experiment which was able to distinguish spin-systems in which the target protons were only 3.3 Hz apart. The 1H NMR chemical shifts were subsequently refined using total line-shape analysis with the PERCH NMR software. The acquired NMR data were then utilized in the casper program (http://www.casper.organ.su.se/casper/) for NMR chemical shift predictions of the O-antigen polysaccharides from Klebsiella O5, Shigella flexneri serotype X, and Salmonella arizonae O62. The data were compared to experimental data of the polysaccharides from the two former strains and the lipopolysaccharide of the latter strain showing excellent agreement between predicted and experimental 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts.
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