Automated synthesis of sialylated oligosaccharides

• Davide Esposito,
• Mattan Hurevich,
• Bastien Castagner,
• Cheng-Chung Wang and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1601–1609, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.183

• been implicated in inflammation and cancer metastasis [26], and was chosen as a model glycan for the construction of branched compounds. Glucosamine building block 23, containing C3-levulinoyl (Lev) and C4-Fmoc protecting groups [27], was first reacted with the linker. The glycosylation was followed by

High-affinity multivalent wheat germ agglutinin ligands by one-pot click reaction

• Henning S. G. Beckmann,
• Heiko M. Möller and
• Valentin Wittmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 819–826, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.91

• ; cluster effect; lectins; multivalency; Introduction The recognition of carbohydrate structures by carbohydrate binding proteins (lectins) plays a fundamental role in numerous intra- and intercellular events during development, inflammation, immune response, cancer metastasis, and pathogen–host

Synthetic glycopeptides and glycoproteins with applications in biological research

• Ulrika Westerlind

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 804–818, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.90

• cell-surface binding events, such as cell growth and differentiation, cell proliferation, cell adhesion, binding of pathogens, fertilization and immune responses [1][2]. Furthermore, glycans assist in intracellular protein folding and transport. Pathogenic processes, such as chronic inflammation, viral

• distance (Figure 2) [140][141][142]. In another study, a combinatorial library of fucosyl-peptide dendrimers was synthesized and screened for binding to the fucose-specific lectin (LecB) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen causing severe infections in patients leading to chronic inflammation in the

Triterpenoid saponins from the roots of Acanthophyllum gypsophiloides Regel

• Elena A. Khatuntseva,
• Vladimir M. Men’shov,
• Alexander S. Shashkov,
• Yury E. Tsvetkov,
• Rodion N. Stepanenko,
• Raymonda Ya. Vlasenko,
• Elvira E. Shults,
• Genrikh A. Tolstikov,
• Tatjana G. Tolstikova,
• Dimitri S. Baev,
• Vasiliy A. Kaledin,
• Nelli A. Popova,
• Valeriy P. Nikolin,
• Pavel P. Laktionov,
• Anna V. Cherepanova,
• Tatiana V. Kulakovskaya,
• Ekaterina V. Kulakovskaya and
• Nikolay E. Nifantiev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 763–775, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.87

• nature of compounds 1 and 2, the presence of glucuronic acid at C-3 of the aglycone, and the absence of a lipid moiety. Histamine-induced acute inflammation in the paws of the mice was used as a classical model of edema formation for the study of the anti-inflammatory activity of saponins. Two methods of

• saponins are not able to induce an innate immune response in endothelium. Thus we can conclude that compounds 1 and 2 are not prone to cause inflammation of the vessel endothelium. To estimate the adjuvant properties of compounds 1 and 2 a series of test immunizations was carried out by using the synthetic

• inflammation in the vessel endothelium. Meanwhile, compounds 1 and 2 exhibited prominent immune-stimulating properties and can be considered as a prospective adjuvant in combination with KLH-based neoglycoconjugates. The antifungal activity of saponins 1 and 2 was also examined on four yeast species

2-Allylphenyl glycosides as complementary building blocks for oligosaccharide and glycoconjugate synthesis

• Hemali D. Premathilake and
• Alexei V. Demchenko

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 597–605, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.66

• in recent years, we have already learned that carbohydrates are involved in a broad range of vital biological processes (e.g., fertilization, anti-inflammation, immunoresponse, joint lubrication, antigenic determination) [1]. Carbohydrates are also involved in many harmful processes (e.g., bacterial

Manganese dioxide mediated one-pot synthesis of methyl 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxylate: Concise synthesis of alangiobussinine

• Jessica Baiget,
• Sabin Llona-Minguez,
• Stuart Lang,
• Simon P. MacKay,
• Colin J. Suckling and
• Oliver B. Sutcliffe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1407–1411, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.164

• important class of naturally occurring compounds containing the β-carboline motif found in a number of biologically active molecules, and which have recently been shown to be active against Alzheimer’s disease [1][2], bacterial infection [3], inflammation [4][5], HIV and AIDS [6] and various forms of

Novel synthesis of pseudopeptides bearing a difluoromethyl group by Ugi reaction and desulfanylation

• Jingjing Wu,
• Hui Li and
• Song Cao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1070–1074, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.123

• reported of the preparation and bioassay of pseudopeptides and peptidomimetics bearing difluoromethyl groups. For example, compound I can act as bradykinin B1 antagonist or inverse agonist and can be used in the prevention of inflammation and pain [19]. Compound II is an inhibitor of microsomal

An overview of the key routes to the best selling 5-membered ring heterocyclic pharmaceuticals

• Marcus Baumann,
• Ian R. Baxendale,
• Steven V. Ley and
• Nikzad Nikbin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 442–495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.57

• have also been reported, however, these usually rely on longer reaction sequences and require more expensive starting materials (Scheme 30) [42][43]. Etodolac (153, Lodine) is a racemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory tetrahydrocarbazole derivative used to treat inflammation and prescribed for general

Bioorthogonal metabolic glycoengineering of human larynx carcinoma (HEp-2) cells targeting sialic acid

• Arne Homann,
• Riaz-ul Qamar,
• Sevnur Serim,
• Petra Dersch and
• Jürgen Seibel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 24, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.24

• processes involved in infection, inflammation or tumor formation [1]. Recent studies have shown that the surface of a T-cell line (Jurkat), Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, cervical adenocarcinoma (HeLa) cells as well as many other cell types can be labelled with bioorthogonal, that is metabolically inert

(−)-Complanine, an inflammatory substance of marine fireworm: a synthetic study

• Kazuhiko Nakamura,
• Yu Tachikawa and
• Daisuke Uemura

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 12, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.12

• substance is thought to be used as part of the animal’s defense system. In a previous study the molecular mechanism of inflammation by the action of complanine was examined, and its activation of protein kinase C (PKC) in the presence of Ca2+ and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) has been proved

• . These results suggest that complanine can bind PKC at the same site as phosphatidylserine, a co-activation factor with Ca2+ and TPA. It is known that signal transduction leads to an inflammation mediator TNF-α and its downstream signal molecules, which occurs by phosphorylation through the action of PKC

ADDP and PS-PPh₃: an efficient Mitsunobu protocol for the preparation of pyridine ether PPAR agonists

• Paul S. Humphries,
• Quyen-Quyen T. Do and
• David M. Wilhite

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 21, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-21

• pathways for lipid handling, insulin sensitivity, inflammation and other functions have led to marketed drugs and vast clinical and preclinical research efforts.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In 1991, a series of PPAR analogues were disclosed, which for the first time did not contain a thiazolidine