Uronic acids are prevalent components of crucial glycoconjugates,pivotal in various biological processes.In nature,NDP-uronic acids,the nucleosides-activated uronic acids,serve as glycosylation donors catalyzed by uro...Uronic acids are prevalent components of crucial glycoconjugates,pivotal in various biological processes.In nature,NDP-uronic acids,the nucleosides-activated uronic acids,serve as glycosylation donors catalyzed by uronosyltransferases(UATs)to construct glycans containing uronic acids.Despite their biological importance,the synthesis of naturally occurring NDP-uronic acids on a large scale remains challenging.Here,we developed an oxidation reaction insertion strategy for the efficient synthesis of NDP-uronic acids,and 11 NDP-uronic acids were successfully prepared in good yield and on a large scale.The prepared NDP-uronic acids can be used to explore new uronosyltransferases and synthesize uronic acids containing carbohydrates for fundamental research.展开更多
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22207113 to J.Zhang)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2021A1515110588to J.Zhang)Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality(No.22ZR1474000 to L.Wen)。
文摘Uronic acids are prevalent components of crucial glycoconjugates,pivotal in various biological processes.In nature,NDP-uronic acids,the nucleosides-activated uronic acids,serve as glycosylation donors catalyzed by uronosyltransferases(UATs)to construct glycans containing uronic acids.Despite their biological importance,the synthesis of naturally occurring NDP-uronic acids on a large scale remains challenging.Here,we developed an oxidation reaction insertion strategy for the efficient synthesis of NDP-uronic acids,and 11 NDP-uronic acids were successfully prepared in good yield and on a large scale.The prepared NDP-uronic acids can be used to explore new uronosyltransferases and synthesize uronic acids containing carbohydrates for fundamental research.