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Carbohydrate multivalent systems to functionalize proteins and surfaces for lectin interaction studies

Di Maio, Antonio

Abstract

Las interacciones entre proteínas y carbohidratos están involucradas en muchos eventos biológicos fundamentales. En estos procesos, una clase de proteínas que reconocen azúcares denominadas lectinas juegan un papel crucial. Actualmente, numerosos grupos de investigación se encuentran estudiando esta importante clase de proteínas; sin embargo, muchas de ellas están aún por explorar y no se conoce en detalle sus especificidades frente a carbohidratos y los factores moleculares que gobiernan dicha interacción. En la naturaleza, muchas lectinas se encuentran en forma de oligómeros para promover una elevada para glicanos específicos. Esto se debe al hecho de que la interacción carbohidrato-proteínas es muy débil, con una especificidad y selectividad limitadas por unidad de azúcar. Por lo tanto, para compensar esta interacción paradójicamente débil, la Naturaleza juega la carta de la multivalencia mediante una presentación multivalente del receptor, así como de los carbohidratos. En este sentido, con el objetivo de estudiar estos procesos multivalentes de reconocimiento entre carbohidratos y proteínas, los sistemas de carbohidratos multivalentes artificiales se han revelado como herramientas muy eficientes para el estudio de dichas interacciones. En este contexto, el objetivo principal de esta Tesis Doctoral es el desarrollo y la preparación de sistemas multivalentes de carbohidratos para comprender mejor los mecanismos que impulsan las interacciones de estas proteínas de unión a carbohidratos. Para lograr este objetivo general, se propusieron los siguientes objetivos específicos: • Preparación de superficies multivalentes basadas en glicodendrones y el estudio de la interacción carbohidrato-proteína sobre dichas superficies, para evaluar el efecto de la presentación del ligando en la interacción. Para alcanzar este objetivo, hemos desarrollado microarrays recubiertos con dendrones de ciclooctino, a partir de los cuales se han generado los correspondientes glicodendrones directamente sobre el chip, a través de una reacción de tipo click en ausencia de Cu (SPAAC) con diferentes tipos de carbohidratos funcionalizados con un grupo azida en su extremo reductor. Las superficies hidrófobas utilizadas permiten el uso de la detección por medio de la espectrometría de masas MALDI-TOF, permitiendo así verificar la finalización de cada reacción (>95%). Con este nuevo método se realizaron varios estudios de interacción usando lectinas marcadas fluorescentemente, fundamentalmente ConA y DC-SIGN. En particular, se observó una fuerte unión para el disacárido αMan1,2Man, en todas las valencias y concentraciones empleadas. Como se esperaba, la señal fluorescente aumenta al aumentar la valencia todas las concentraciones utilizadas. En estos estudios también se ha puesto de manifiesto que las lectinas que reconocen manos, no muestran ninguna interacción para los glicodendrones de β-D-galactosa. Todos estos resultados demuestran la eficacia y la versatilidad real de la técnica desarrollada. • Preparación de nuevas glycodendriproteinas mediante la funcionalización de la proteína BSA con carbohidratos y evaluación de su interacción con lectinas. Se ha desarrollado un método de preparación rápido, simple, económico y versátil de proteínas funcionalizadas con glicodendrones. En primer lugar, se han sintetizado varias familias de glicodendrones con un grupo azido en la posición focal. Estos grupos funcionales se han utilizado para conjugar las moléculas en la proteína BSA mediante metodologías de reacción de tipo click catalizada por Cu(I) (CuAAC) entre los grupo azida de los glicodendrones y los grupos alquino en la proteína, previamente derivatizada con este grupo funcional. Así, fue posible alcanzar dos grados de funcionalización, bajo (10-15 unidades de azúcar) y alto (30-35 unidades de azúcar). Las neoglicoproteínas sintetizadas han mostrado una buena actividad inhibitoria frente a lectinas lectinas humanas como Langerin y DC-SIGN. En particular, excelentes resultados fueron obtenidos con las neoglicoproteínas funcionalizadas con glicodendrones de αMan1,2Man. De hecho, estas estructuras han revelado una actividad, en terminos de inhibición de la actividad enzimática, en el rango bajo nanomolar. Esto demuestra que la proteína es una buena plataforma para exhibir, y de este manera, mejorar el reconocimiento de los glicanos frente a los receptor de azucares. • Diseño y desarrollo de una síntesis rápida que permita obtener el disacárido Mana1,2Man en gran escala y, con ello, permitir la preparación de estructuras de glicodendrones. Este objetivo se ha logrado mediante la adopción de una síntesis consecutiva de 5 etapas para obtener el aceptor de glicosilo, reduciéndose de manera significativa el coste total y el tiempo de preparación de este intermedio clave. Usando esta estrategia, fue posible obtener el disacárido deseado en escala de gramos y en menos de dos días y sobre todo con una mejoría del 30% sobre el rendimiento global, en comparación con la estrategia sintética tradicional paso a paso. Con este disacárido Manα1,2Man, se han preparado glicodendrones con biotina en la posición focal. Estos glicodendrones se van a utilizar, en el futuro, para estudios de interacción con lectinas empleando la resonancia de plasmón de superficie de imagen (SPRi).

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       CARBOHYDRATEMULTIVALENTSYSTEMSTO FUNCTIONALIZEPROTEINSANDSURFACESFORLECTIN INTERACTIONSTUDIES       AntonioDiMaio Seville,2019      CentrodeInvestigaciones  CientíficasIsladela  Cartuja InstitutodeInvestigaciones Químicas  CARBOHYDRATEMULTIVALENTSYSTEMSTO FUNCTIONALIZEPROTEINSANDSURFACESFORLECTIN INTERACTIONSTUDIES   Doctoralthesispresentedby AntonioDiMaio,M.Sc. inordertoapplytotheDoctorofPhilosophyinChemistry  Seville,2019                   ThepresentworkhasbeencarriedoutinthreeyearsbyAntonioDiMaio,M.Sc., withintheinternationaltrainingnetworkIMMUNOSHAPEintheGlycosystem Laboratory,InstitutodeInvestigacionesQuímica,IIQ(CSIC‐UniversidaddeSevilla) attheCentrodeInvestigacionesCientíficasIsladelaCartuja,CICCartuja,Seville, Spain. ThisprojectreceivedfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion'sHorizon2020researchand innovationprogramundertheMarieSkłodowskaCuriegrantagreementNo642870.                                Acknowledgments Ilmioprimoringraziamentoèneiconfrontidellepersoneamepiùcare,chemi hannopermessodinascere,crescereediventareciòchesono.Grazieaivostri sacrifici,ilvostroaiuto,ilvostroesempio,ivostriinsegnamenti,ilvostrosupporto, levostrelacrime,lavostraforza,lavostrasofferenza,lavostrapassione,lavostra educazione,lavostrapazienza,lavostraconoscenza,oggiiosonoquiascrivere questeparole.Grazieavoihoimparatocosasignifical’impegnoedildurolavoro, senzailqualenonsarebbestatopossibileraggiungereirisultatifinoradame ottenuti. Avoiilmioprimopensiero,perchéavoiquestatesidottoraleèdedicata. AmiamadreEldaemiaziaNirvana. Myfirstthanksisformydearestpeople,whoallowedmetobeborn,growand becomewhatIamnow.Thankstoyoursacrifices,yourhelp,yourexample,your teachings,yoursupport,yourtears,yourstrength,yoursufferings,yourpassion, youreducation,yourpatience,yourknowledge,todayIamwritingthesewords. ThankstoyouIlearnttoworkhard;without,itwouldnothavebeenpossibleto achievetheresultsobtainedsofar. Myfirstthoughtisforyou,becausethisdoctoralthesisisdedicatedtoyou. TomymotherEldaandmyauntNirvana. Insecondtime,IwouldliketothankmysupervisorDr.JavierRojofortheopportunity toworkinhisresearchgroupattheCiCCartujaandthehelpinthedevelopingofthis doctoralthesis.Continuing,theresearchersofthegroupJoseLuisdePaz,Pedro Nieto,JoseJuanReinaandAnaSousa. IwouldthankDr.NielsC.ReichardttokindlyhostmeinhislaboratoryinSan Sebastianandhisresearchgroup,Anna,Cristina(MissSpain),Olatz,theMariaS, Nerea,Alvaro,Raquel,Eli,Dorletta,Javier.Allofthemhelpmefromascientificand personalpointofviewintherealizationoftheworkdescribedinthechapter3of thisthesis. ThanktoDr.LudovicLandemarretokindlyhostmeinhiscompanyinOrléans,for thehelpduringmystayingandinthedevelopingoftheprojectdescribedinthe chapter4ofthisthesis. IwouldthankProf.FranckFieschi,forthehelpduringthesethreeyearsandforthe Lectinswhichallowedtherealizationofthebiologicalpartofthisdoctoralthesis.  IwouldthankProfAnaTeresaCarmonaAsenjoforthekindnessandhelpfulnessin thetutoringofthesedoctoralstudies. ThankstotheEuropeanfoundationthatallowmetoworkhereinSpainanddevelop thisresearchwork. AspecialthankstomadameMarieSkłodowskaCurie,forherworkandherbattles. Sheistheexampleofgreatwomanthatallthescientistsandresearchershaveto have. Donato,fratm’ena'vità.Avimm’fatttantàstradà‘nsieme,condividèndgioièe dulure,Gràzieassàjera'amiciziàtoja. Pedro,miamigo.UnadelassuertesquehetenidoenestomivivirenEspañahasido encontrarunapersonamaravillosacomotu.Graciasportodastusayudasysuporte enestosaños.Alprincipioencontréuncompañero,yahoratengounhermano... Blanka,thankyouveryverymuchmyCroatianfriend.Wewentthroughalot together,thankyouforyourpatienceandyourlessonsofbiochemistryand biotechnology,andforallthefantasticmomentsspenttogether. Inma,graciasati,otrapersonamaravillosaqueheencontradoenSevilla.Enitalia hayundicho:"Diosloshaceyluegolosune". Jorge,hemospasadojuntossolounapartedeestodoctoradoperohasidosuficiente paradesarrollarunaamistad.Aunque,congrandiferenciaencuantoapelo...nunca terindasniño!! Myriam,yolosequeestasmirandoestapaginaparabuscarelagradecimientopara ti..Graciasparadarmelaposibilidaddesertupsicólogopersonalenestosaños.Voy aechardemenosnuestraslargasconversaciones.. Noelia,misoídosyyotedamoslasgraciasportusfantásticoscánticosenel laboratorio,quealegrarontantoelambientecomomicorazón.Gracias,compañera dedoctorado. Noel,Kylo..graciasparalasrisashasidounverdaderoplacertrabajarcontigo. Ainhoa,graciasportusconsejosytusayudasquímicasypersonalesquemehan permisodeobtenerresultadosenmiprimerapartedeestodoctorado.Graciasmi profesoradeespañol.Comopuedesleerenestosagradecimientos,elproblemaera elestudiante…  MariaJoeee,graciasportucompañíaytusonrisayradiantesojosazulesquehizo losdíasenellaboratoriomásligeros. Leonarrrrrrdinho,parapoderhablarcontigoentodoslosdías,he“””aprendido”””el Español.Graciasportodos,miamigodeBrasil. Elena,lanuestraMiss,graciasportuamistad,belleza,palabrasyrisasenlos momentosdifícilesque(yocreosindartecuenta)mehanayudadomucho.Leecharé muchodemenos.. Rossana,ancheseseidiMilano,grazieperaverportatolatuaraggiantesimpatianel nostrolaboratorio. AloscompañerosdelCartuja,Antonio,Alberto,Carmen,Christian,Elena,Pablo, Pedro,Patricia,Tania,Veronicaylosotros(sorrysimeolvidoalguien)paralasrisas durantelascomidas,lascenasyloscaffè. AloscampeonesSevillistas,elgrandeRafayelCarlos,graciasparanuestras conversacionesylasrisasquemealegrabanmucholastardes.ForzaNapoliyForza Sevilla!Alosdelaseguridad(Antonio,ForzaBetis!),yaLuis,graciasporlaslargas conversaciones,quehemostenidodespuésdelas22enelencentrocompletamente vacio..Osecharémuchodemenoschicos!! ASuperMargaportodastusamableayudasduranteestosaños,almiticoFranque todossabeymehaayudadomuchissimo,aJoseManuelparalosvuelosa1euro, FelipeyBienvenidoparadivertirmeconsuspeleasentreellosyatodoslosotrosde lafamiliadelCartuja. Silvia,carissima…siamol’esempiochetraNordeSudcipuòessereunaamicizia… Valentin,moncherami,nousavonsétélepremiernoyaudecenetwork;mêmesila vienousdivise,jen'oublieraipasmonamifrançais. Joaooooo,quemomentosdivertidospassamosjuntos,especialmenteemCádiz; Obrigadopelasuaamizadeepeloseutrabalhoduro. Tanishta,myIndianfriend,Iwillmissyouverymuch…Nogood!!! AveryspecialthankstoalltheIMMUNOSHAPEnetwork,thebossesandinparticular theguys:Alonso,Arnaud,Ernesto,Laura,Márcia,Miguel,Ravi,Kun,Julie.Youare likeafamilyforme,thankyouforyourhelpintheseyearsandforthefunnytime spenttogetheraroundtheEuropewiththeImmunodollars! ListofAbbreviations  HATU 1‐[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]‐ 1H‐1,2,3‐triazolo[4,5‐b]pyridinium3‐ oxidehexafluorophosphate HexHexane HIVHumanimmunodeficiencyvirus HSAHumanserumalbumin HSQCHeteronuclearsinglequantum coherencespectroscopy HSVHerpessimplexvirus IgGImmunoglobulineG ITOIndiumtinoxide JCouplingconstant mmultiplet MALDIMatrixassistedlaser desorptionionization ManMannose MeOHMethanol MFIMeanfluorescenceintensity MHCMajorhistocompatibilitycomplex MGLMacrophagegalactoselectin MRMannoserecptor MSMassspectrometry MWMicrowave m/zmasstochargeratio NaOMeSodiummethoxide NGLNeoglycolipid NGPNeoglycoproteinorneoglycopeptide NHSN‐Hydroxysuccinimide NISN‐Iodosuccinimide ListofAbbreviations  NLRNod‐likereceptor NMRNuclearmagneticresonance Ns2‐Nosyl ODPAOctadecylphosphonicacid OVAOvalbumin PAMAMPolyamidoamine PAMPsPathogenassociated molecularpatterns PBSPhosphatebufferedsaline ppmPartspermillion PPRPatternrecognitionreceptor ProProlin PyPyridine qquartet RIPRelativeinhibitorypotency RLRRIG‐I‐likereceptor rtRoomtemperature ssinglet SARStructureactivityrelationship SDS‐PageSodiumdodecylsulphate‐ polyacrylamidegelelectrophoresis SPAACStrain‐promotedalkyneazide cycloaddition SPRSurfaceplasmonresonance tTriplet T‐cellThymusderivedlymphocytes TBAITetrabutylammoniumiodide TBTATris(benzyltriazolylmethyl)amine t‐BuOOHtert‐Butylhydroperoxide ListofAbbreviations  TFATrifluoroaceticacid THFTetrahydrofuran TLRTolllikereceptors TMSOTfTrimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulphonate TOFTime‐Of‐Flight UVUltraviolet    TableofContents 1.Introduction……………….……..…….……………………………………….……..…......1 1.1.Thehumanimmunesystem–OurAegisagainstpathogens……...…..1 1.2.DendriticCells…………….....………………………..…………….…………............2 1.3.Carbohydrateepitopesandproteinreceptors…………….….….............4 1.4.Lectins……………………...….……………………………..……….…...........….……..6 1.4.1.C‐typeLectins………….………..….................................................................9 1.4.2.Lectinclassification………….……..............................................................10 1.4.3.TheCRD………….….......….……………………………..….…………….…...................12 1.4.4.HumanC‐typelectinsinvolvedintheimmuneresponse…...................15 1.4.5.Langerin………….….......….……………………………..….…………….…...................12 1.4.6.HumanDC‐SIGN………….….......….…………………………….…….…...................16 1.5.C‐typeLectinsastherapeurictarget………….……………….…………........20 1.6.MultivalencyinCTLs………….……………………….….…………….……..........22 1.7.TheMultivalencyinCTLs………….………………………..…………..........…..24 1.8.DevelopmentoftoolstomodulateCarbohydrate‐Lectin interactions………….……………………….…………………………………………….28 1.9.DendrimersandDendrons……………….….……………………….……..........32 1.9.1Glycodendrons…………...........….….....….….....….….....….….....….….….........34 2.Theantecedentsandobjectives…….……….….…….………….………….…43 2.1.Theantecedents………………….………….………………….………….……………43 2.2.Objectives…………………...………….………………….………….…………………..52 3.On‐chipsynthesisofglycodendronstostudycarbohydrateproteininteractions…….….....…….….……….….…………….….…………….………55 3.1.Themicroarraytechnology….....…….….………...….…………..….………....55 3.1.1.Preparationofglycanarrays….…..………….…..…………….….…...........………56 3.1.2.Detectionmethods….………….….….……………….…..…………….….….…..........62 Esta parte de la tesis se publicará con un retraso de 12 meses desde su aprobación y defensa.                           CHAPTER1 Introduction                 Chapter1.Introduction 1  1. Introduction 1.1. Thehumanimmunesystem–OurAegisagainst pathogens  TheAegis1thatprotectsthemankindagainstpathogensistheimmunesystem.The humanimmunesystemisacomplexstructureofcellsandtissueswhosemain functionsaretherecognitionandthesubsequenteliminationofforeignantigens, theformationofanimmunologicmemory,andthedevelopmentoftolerancetoselfantigens.Theimmuneresponsecouldbedividedintwotypes:theinnateandthe adaptiveimmuneresponse.2  Theinnateimmunesystemconsistsonthecellsthatfirstlyrecognizeand respondtopathogen‐associatedmolecularpatterns(PAMPs)anddamageassociatedmolecularpatterns(DAMPs)releasingcytokines,chemokinesand antimicrobialproteinswhichdriveinflammationandensuingimmune response.3  Theadaptiveimmunesystem,incontrastwiththeinnateone,requiresmore timetorespondtothethreatandismediatedbytwotypeoflymphocyte cellpopulations,thebone‐marrowderived(BlymphocytesorB‐cells)and thymusderivedlymphocytes(T‐cells).Itishighlyantigen‐specific4and developsanimmunologicalmemorythatprovidesprotectionagainst reinfectionofawiderangeofantigenspresentedonvirus,bacteria, parasitesandfungus.5 1TheAegisinLatin,ascitedintheIliad,isashieldoranarmorusedbyZeusandhisdaughter Athena. 2a)Palm,N.W.;Medzhitov,R.;Immunol.Rev.,2009,227,221–233;b)Medzhitov,R.; Janeway,C.A.Jr.;Curr.Opin.Immunol.,1997,9,4–9. 3Janeway,C.A.Jr;Medzhitov,R.;Annu.Rev.Immunol.,2002,20,197–216. 4a)Iwasaki,A.;Medzhitov,R.;Science,2010,327,291–295;b)Litman,G.W.etal.;Nat.Rev. Immunol.,2010,10,543–553. 5Walsh,K.P.;Mills,K.H.;TrendsImmunol.,2013,34,521‐30. Chapter1.Introduction 2 Theseimmuneresponsesareinduced,coordinated,andregulated6byanimportant classofantigenpresentingcells(APCs),thedendriticcells(DCs).7Thesecellshave theabilitytobridgeinnateandadaptiveimmunityviapattern‐recognitionreceptors (PRRs),whichrecognizeandgeneratearesponsetothePAMPsorDAMPs.Hence, dependingonthepathogen,APCsregulateanddrivethefunctionoftheBandT cells,8andstarttheadaptiveimmuneresponse.9 1.2. Dendriticcells Thenameofthesecells“Dendritic”derivesfromtheGreekword“dendros”that meanstree,thisisduetothetypicalstellateshapesimilartothebranchesofatree.10 (Figure1.1)   Figure1.1.A3DrepresentationofaDCinteractingwiththeHIV‐1(inred).11 Picturefromreference11. 6Steinman,R.M.;Annu.Rev.Immunol.,1991,9,271–296 7Niess,J.H.etal.,Science,2005,307,254–258. 8a)Marshall,N.A.etal.,CancerRes.,2012,72,581–591;b)Wilkinson,K.A.;Wilkinson,R.J.; Eur.J.Immunol.,2010,40,2139–2142;c)Banchereau,J.;Steinman,R.M.;Nature,1998, 392,245‐252. 9Carbohydrate‐basedvaccinesmethodsandprotocols,Ed.BerndLepenies,HumanaPress, 2015,Chapter1,Hütter,J.;Lepenies,1‐10. 10Steinman,R.M.;Cohn,Z.A.;J.Exp.Med.,1973,137,1142–1162. 11ImagecreatedbyDonaldBliss,NationalLibraryofMedicine,SriramSubramaniam,National CancerInstitute;Felts,R.L.etal.,ProcNatlAcadSciUSA,2010,107,13336‐13341. Chapter1.Introduction 9 1.4.1. C‐typeLectins Theimmunesystem,throughtheuseofmultipleCTLs,isabletoreacttoabroad spectrumofpathogens.30ThisrelaysontheabilityofCTLstorecognizeandengage differentglycanpathogenligands,controlthemicrobicidalactivity,modulatethe genetranscriptionandaboveall,toregulatethefunctionofthecellsoftheimmune system.31 SomeCTLsareabletorecognizethemolecularsignaturesofpathogens,othersto detectcelldamage,recognizingmolecularelementsindicativeofabnormalityon theirenvironment,suchasoxidizedlipidsorheatshockproteins,signalsofapoptotic ornecrosiscellprocesses.Then,CTLsareabletostartabiomolecularpathwaythat leadtoengagetheendocyticandphagocyticcleanermachineryandstartthe immuneresponseagainstmicrobes,viruses,cancercellsorotherabnormalityinthe humanbody.30 Invertebrates,CTLshavetherelevant“onfirstline”roleof:interactandengagethe pathogencarbohydrateligands,modulatesignalsfromotherreceptorsand therefore,fine‐tuningtheadaptiveresponsetotheinfectionordamage.Indeed, CTLscanbesolubleormembraneboundandareexpressedbymyeloidcellsAPCs suchasDCs,granulocytesandmacrophages.32(Figure1.5)Theyareliterallythefirst molecularcontactamongthePAMPsandthecellsoftheimmunesystem.As explainedbefore,whentheDCs(orotherAPCs)senseapathogen,amolecular recognitiontakesplacethroughtheCTL(Figure1.5A).TheAPCinternalizesthe pathogenbyendocytosis,(Figure1.5B)processesthepathogenantigensand exposesthepathogen‐derivedpeptidesasMajorHistocompatibilityComplexes (MHCs)inordertoengagetheT‐cellandstarttheadaptiveresponse.33(Figure1.5C‐ D) 30Sancho,D.;ReiseSousa,C.;Annu.Rev.Immunol.,2012,30,491‐529. 31a)Klaver,E.J.;etal.,Int.J.Parasitol.,2013,43,191–200;b)Vautier,S,;MacCallum,D.M.; Brown,G.D.;Cytokine,2012,58,89–99;c)Lozach,P.Y.;Burleigh.L.;Staropoli,I.;Amara,A.; MethodsMol.Biol.,2007,379,51–68. 32GeijtenbeekT.B.;Gringhuis,S.I.;Nat.Rev.Immunol.,2009,9,465–479. 33Geijtenbeek,T.B.;Gringhuis,S.I.;Nat.Rev.Immunol.,2016,16,433–448. Chapter1.Introduction 10  Figure1.5.SchematicpathogenrecognitionandroleofCTLsintheengagementof thePAMPs.Picturefromreference34a. Inaddition,CTLsact,inanindirectway,generatingsignalswithvariouseffector functionssuchastheproductionofpro‐inflammatorycytokines,whichleadthe activationofTcellsbutalsointeractingwithotherPRRlikeTLRs.34(Figure1.5E) 1.4.2. Lectinclassification In1988,KurtDrickamersuggestedtheideatoorganizeanimallectinsintoseveral categories.35Theterm“C‐typelectin”wasintroducedwiththeaimtodistinguishthe groupoftheCa2+dependentfromtheothertypesthatdonotrequireCa2+ionsfor 34a)Mayer,S.;Raulf,M.K.;Lepenies,B.;Histochem.Cell.Biol.,2017,147,223‐237;b) Kingeter,L.M.;Lin,X.;Cell.Mol.Immunol.,2012,9,105–112. 35Drickamer,K.;J.Biol.Chem.,1988,263,9557–9560. Chapter1.Introduction 11 binding.ThelatterarenamedC‐typelectin‐likemolecules,missingtheabilitytobind thecarbohydrateligand.36 Themembrane‐boundCTLsareclassifiedintotwolargegroups:32  TypeICTLs.Thesearepartofthemannosereceptorfamily.  TypeIICTLs.Thesearepartoftheasialoglycoproteins. TheIItypeofCTLsincludesseverallectinsassociatedwithDCsimmunoreceptors thatseemstopreferentiallyrecognizemannose,fucoseandglucans.This “promiscuity”allowstheDCstorecognizemosttypesofpathogens,including bacteria,fungi,virusesandparasites.37 ThelectinsofthegroupIIaretypeIItransmembraneCTLscontaininga transmembranedomain,ashortcytoplasmatictailandanextracellularstalkregion; andasingleCTLDcontainingtheCa2+ion,involvedintherecognition.Thesubgroups II,VandVIareexpressedbythemyeloidcells.38 ThesuperfamilyoftheCTLiscomposedbymorethan1000proteins,whichare furtherclassifiedin17subgroups(I‐XVII)baseonthedomainorganizationandthe phylogeny.38(Figure1.6) 36Drickamer,K.;Curr.Opin.Struct.Biol.,1999,9,585‐590. 37Drummond,R.A.;Brown,G.D.,PLoSPathog.,2013,9,e1003417 38Zelensky,A.N.;Gready,J.E.;FEBSJ.,2005,272,6179‐6217. Chapter1.Introduction 12   Figure1.6.ClassificationofthesuperfamilyofCTLD‐containingproteins.Thesearesoluble aswellastransmembraneC‐typelectinreceptorsgroupedonthebasisoftheirstructural compositionandeffectorfunctions.Picturefromreference34a. 1.4.3. TheCRD  TheCBPsofthelargefamilyofCTLsarecharacterizedbyverydifferentstructures; however,allofthemhaveacommondomaininvolvedintherecognizingofthe carbohydrateligand,calledC‐typelectin‐likedomain(CTLD)orcarbohydrate recognitiondomain(CRD).Thisisacompactglobularstructureresponsibleforthe selectivebindingoftheterminalunitsofthecarbohydrateepitopes.38 Fromastructuralpointofview,theCTLDischaracterizedbytwoproteinloops,38 wherethesecondmoreflexibleloopgenerallycontainstheproteindomaininvolved inthecarbohydratebinding.36FourCa2+bindingsitesarepresentintheCTLD structurebutonlythesite2ismainlyinvolvedinthecarbohydraterecognition.38 (Figure1.7) Chapter1.Introduction 13  Figure1.7.AcartoonrepresentingatypicalCTLDstructure.Inblue,theloopregion;C1‐4 (inredcircles),representsthefoursitesinvolvedinthebinding.Picturefromreference38. TheCRDiscomposedbytwoaminoacidswithlongcarbonylsidechainsseparated byacisproline.ThiscarbonylsidechainscoordinateCa2+,forminghydrogenbonds withthecarbohydratesanddeterminingthebindingspecificity.Twoprincipalmotifs havebeenidentified:  EPN.AminoacidsequenceGlu‐Pro‐Asn,specificformannose‐ligands  QPD.AminoacidsequenceGln‐Pro‐Asp,specificforgalactose‐ligands However,theversatilityoftheCTLDisdemonstratedbythefactthatinseveralcases, itwasobservedthattheCa2+bindingsitescaninteractwithligandswhicharenot carbohydrates,likeproteins,lipidsorinorganicligands.38 1.4.4. HumanC‐typelectinsinvolvedintheimmuneresponse Mannose‐typelectinswhicharepartofthegroupIIandthereforehaveanEPN sequence,mediatemanybiologicaleventssuchascell‐cellorcell‐matrixadhesion, andglycoproteinturnover. TheseCTLshavearemarkablecontributiontotheinnateimmuneresponsethrough pathogenrecognitionandinternalizationofantigens.Furthermore,someCLTs Chapter1.Introduction 14 possessintrinsicsignalingpropertiesthatenablethemtomodulatetheimmune reactions.39 Inparticular,DCsexpressallargevarietyofCTLswhichareoftendownregulated uponmaturation,butthatgivetheessentialabilitytoimmatureDCstobindand internalizeglycosylatedantigens.40ItisimportanttohighlightthatseveralCTLs expressedbyDCs(MR,DCAL‐2,CLEC‐2,DEC205,MGL,Dectin‐1,Mincle,Langerinand DC‐SIGN)havedemonstratedtodonotfunctionmerelyasantigenuptakereceptors buttheyhavetheabilitytofacilitatetheefficientloadingofantigensandtheTcell induction.41(Figure1.8)  Figure1.8.APCsexpressCTLsinvolvedinuptakeandsignalingprocesses.Picturefrom reference39. 39vanVliet,S.J.;Garcia‐Vallejo,J.J.;vanKooyk,Y.;Immunol.CellBiol.,2008,86,580‐587. 40a)Wells,C.A.etal.,J.Immunol.,2008,180,7404‐7413;b)Weck,M.M.etal.,Blood,2008, 111,4264‐4272;c)Engering,A.etal.,J.Immunol.,2002,168,2118‐2126. 41a)Tacken,P.J.etal.,Blood,2005,106,1278‐1285;b)Bonifaz,L.C.etal.,J.Exp.Med.,2004, 199,815‐824. Chapter1.Introduction 15 Inthisthesis,wedescribetwoofthemostimportantandstudiedHumanCTLs, LangerinandDC‐SIGN.(Figure1.8) IthasbeendemonstratedthatbothCTLsareinvolvedindifferentimportant pathwaysfromthepathogenrecognitiontothecell‐cellinteraction,involvingthe recognitionofspecificglycansexposedonpathogensorpathogenicstructures,such asmannosestructures,Lewis‐typeantigens,GalNAcorβ‐glucan.42 1.4.5. Langerin LangerinisatypeIItransmembraneCTLexpressedexclusivelybyLangerhanscells whichareDCspresentintheepitheliallayerandepidermis.Langerinislocalizedin BirbeckgranulesinthecytoplasmofLangerhanscells.43ThestructureofLangerinis characterizedbyanextracellulardomainthatconsistofaCRDandaneckregionthat stabilizestheformationoftrimersofCRDs.44(Figure1.9)            Figure1.9.TwoviewsofthetrimericstructureofLangerin.Picturefromthereference44. TheCRDofLangerinhasaffinityforhighmannose,fucose,GlcNAcandβ‐glucansand sulfatedcarbohydrates.TheseaffinitiesmakeLangerinaproteinbinderof glycoproteinsandglycolipidspresentonseveralmicroorganismsandleadtothe 42a)deWitte,L.etal.,Nat.Med.,2007,13,367‐371;b)Tassaneetrithep,B.etal.,J.Exp. Med.,2003,197,823‐829. 43Valladeau,J.etal.,Immunity,2000,12,71–81. 44Chatwell,L.;Holla,A.;Kaufer,B.B.;Skerra,A.;Mol.Immunol.,2008,45,1981‐1994;Image obtainedbyPDB:3KQGin“BIOVIADiscoveryStudio4.5©”program. Chapter1.Introduction 16 internalizationofthepathogenantigensintoBirbeckgranulesintroducingthemin processingpathways.Langerinligandsaremainlyexpressedindifferentpathogens. 43,45,46(Table1.1.) Ligand Ligandorigin Highmannose, fucose(Le y andLe B ) andGlcNAc ‐ Viruses:HIV‐1. ‐ Bacteria:M.leprae. ‐ Fungi:Candidaspp,Saccharomycesspp,Malasseziafurfur. ‐ TypeIprocollagen Table1.1.SelectiveligandsforLangerinandtheirorigin.  IntheparticularcaseofHIV‐1,thebindingofthehighmannoseofgp120facilitates thedegradationofthevirus,incontrasttoDC‐SIGN,thatbindsthegp120facilitating theHIVtransmissiontoTcells.42aLangerinisabletodirectlycaptureHIV‐1through gp120bindingandsequentiallydegradingitintotheBirbeckgranulestopromoteT celleliminationofHIV‐1infection.ThissuggestthatLangerinplaysapleiotropicrole inHIVinfection.47,48 Besidesallthisinformation,manypathwaysinwhichLangerinisinvolved,likeitsrole intheregulationofDCactivation,remainsunknown.30  1.4.6. HumanDC‐SIGN HumanDendriticCell‐SpecificIntercellularadhesionmolecule‐3GrabbingNonintegrin(DC‐SIGN)ismainlyexpressedbymyeloidDCsbutalsoinalveolar,lymph nodes,sinusendothelialcells,Hofbauercellsintheplacentabydermal,interstitial andmonocyte‐derivedDCs,22andmacrophages.48AcloselyrelatedreceptoristheL‐ 45Liu,Y.;Liu,J.;Pang,X.;Liu,T.;Ning,Z.;Cheng,G.;Molecules,2015,20,2272–2295. 46a)deJong,M.A.etal.,Mol.Immunol.,2010,47,1216–25;b)deWitte,L.etal.,Nat.Med., 2007,13,367–371;c)Hunger,R.E.etal.,J.Clin.Investig.,2004,113,701–708. 47a)Schwartz,O.;Nat.Med.,2007,13,245–246;b)Turville,S.G.;Cameron,P.U.;Handley, A.;Lin,G.;Pöhlmann,S.;Doms,R.W.;Cunningham,A.L.;Nat.Immunol.,2002,3,975–983. 48Granelli‐Piperno,A.etal.,J.Immunol.,2005,175,4265–4273. Chapter1.Introduction 17 SIGNorDC‐SIGN‐related(DC‐SIGNR)whichisfoundonendothelialcells,liver,lymph nodesandplacenta.49 TheysharethesamestructureformedbyasingleCRDglobularstructureconsisting oftwelveβ‐strands(inblue,Figure1.10A),twoαhelices(inred,Figure1.10A),and threedisulphidebridges.OntheCRD,thereisaloopthatprojectsbeyondtheprotein surfaceandformspartoftwoCa2+bindingsitesthatareresponsibleforthe coordinationofcarbohydratesattheCRD.(Figure1.10A)TheCRDischaracterized byahighlyconservedEPNmotifwhichdefinestheligandspecificityofthereceptor. BesidestheCRD,thereisaneckregion,responsibleofthetetramerizationofthe lectin,constitutedbysevencompleteandoneincompletetandemrepeats,anda transmembraneregionfollowedbyashortcytoplasmictail,whichisresponsiblefor signalingandinternalization.50,51,52(Figure1.10B)   Figure1.10.A)CRDofDC‐SIGNwithadi‐mannose(yellow).ThebluespheresaretheCa2+ atoms.Picturefromreference51.B)DC‐SIGNschematicstructure,Picturemodifiedfrom reference50. However,DC‐SIGNisnotatotallyrigidmacromoleculeandshowsadegreeof flexibilitythatallowittoadapttoseveralligands.53Thislectinoligomerizesina 49Soilleux,E.J.;ClinicalSci.,2003,104,437‐46. 50Feinberg,H.;Castelli,R.;Drickamer,K.;Seeberger,P.H.;Weis,W.I.;J.Biol.Chem.,2007,282, 4202‐4209. 51ImageobtainedbyPDB:2IT6in“BIOVIADiscoveryStudio4.5©”program. 52Anderluh,M.;Jug,G.;Svajger,U.;Obermajer,N.;Cur.Med.Chem.,2012,19,992‐1007. 53Menon,S.etal.,Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA,2009,106,11524‐11529. AB Chapter1.Introduction 18 tetramericforminwhichtheCRDdomainsarespacedfromthemembranebyan extendedregioncontainingαhelices.48,54(Figure1.11)       Figure1.11.TwoviewsofthecrystalstructureofafragmentofDC‐SIGNR,containingthe carbohydraterecognitiondomainandtworepeatsoftheneck.Imagefromreference54. TheoligomerizationstatusoftheDC‐SIGNandtheotherCTLsdependsonthe numberofhelicalrepeatsoftheneckregion.Indeed,atleast6repeatsareneeded fortetramerization.50 TheCRDrecognizesandbindsmainlyinternalmannosebranchedstructuresandthe terminalD‐mannoses,inparticulartheHighMannose(Man9GlcNAc2) oligosaccharide130‐and17‐foldmoretightlythanthesinglemannose.Inaddition, CRDrecognizesfucose‐bearingglycans,L‐fucoseandLewisantigensandGlcNAc.55 DC‐SIGNligandsareprincipallyexpressedinpathogens. 22,56 (Table1.2)   54Feinberg,H.;Guo,Y.;Mitchell,D.A.;Drickamer,K.;Weis,W.I.;J.Biol.Chem.,2005,280, 1327‐1335.ImageobtainedfromPDB:1XARbyNGLViewer (dio:10.1093/bioinformatics/bty419). 55a)Lai,W.K.etal.,Am.J.Pathol.,2006,169,200‐208;b)Geijtenbeek,T.B.etal.,Cell,2000, 100,575–585. 56a)Carroll,M.V.;Sim,R.B.;Bigi,F.;Jakel,A.;Antrobus,R.;Mitchell,D.A.;ProteinCell,2010, 1,859–870;b)Gringhuis,S,I,;denDunnen,J.;Litjens,M.;vanderVlist,M.;Geijtenbeek, T.B.H.;Nat.Immunol.,2009,10,1081–1088;c)Hodgesetal.,Nat.Immunol.,2007,8,569– 77;d)Zhang,P.etal.,J.Leukoc.Biol.,2006,79,731–738;e)Barreiro,L.B.etal.,Hum. Immunol.,2006,67,102–107;f)Kwon,D.S.;Gregorio,G.;Bitton,N.;Hendrickson,W.A.; Littman,D.R.;Immunity,2002,16,135–144;g)Alvarez,C.P.etal.,J.Virol.,2002,76,6841– 6844. B A Chapter1.Introduction 25  Figure1.13.Monovalentinteractionmechanisms.Picturefromreference78. Foramultivalentinteraction,itcanbeconsidereddifferentmechanismsthat contributetothebindingevents,increasingthecomplexityoftheinteraction betweenamultivalentligandandamultivalentreceptor.Inaddition,onemajor problemistheformationofanequilibriuminvolvingallthesemechanismsandthe formationofadynamiccompetitionamongthem.77 Takingintoaccountthatanaturalmultivalentligandandareceptorinteractintheir naturalbiologicalenvironment,therealinteractioncanbetheresultofasumof mechanismswhichproducedifferentprocessesandbiologicalresponses.78 Firstofall,thenligandsfromamultivalentglycomoleculecansimultaneously interactwiththembindingsitesofthehomomultimericlectin,ina“chelate association”mechanism.Thismechanism,oneofthemoststudied,decreasetheoffrateandincreasethefunctionalaffinityinaremarkableway.79(Figure1.14A)A secondmechanismcalled"receptorclustering"happensinthesituationinwhicha monovalentlectinisanchoredtothecellmembrane.Inthiscase,thepresenceofa multivalentligandcausesthediffusionofotherreceptorsthroughthedynamic lipidicbilayer,leadingtoaclusteringamongthesinglemultivalentligandandthe receptors.ThiscanhappenduetotheextremeflexibilityofmanyCRDs.Inthiscase, 78a)Kiessling,L.L.;Gestwicki,J.E.;Strong,L.E.;Curr.Opin.Chem.Biol.,2000,4,696‐703;b) Mammen,M.;Choi,S.‐K.;Whitesides,G.M.;Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.,1998,37,2754‐2794.  79Wittmann,V.;Pieters,R.J.;Chem.Soc.Rev.,2013,42,4492‐4503. Chapter1.Introduction 26 theproximityoftheCTLsrecruitedcangeneratespecificsignaltransductionevents throughthemembrane.80(Figure1.14B) Athirdtypeisthe"subsitebinding"inwhichasecondarybindinginteractionis involvedinanotherregionoftheprotein,withadifferentaffinityandspecificity.This canalsoinvolveadifferentligandfromtheprimary,typicallypresentonhetero divalentligands.81(Figure1.14C) Inaddition,itisnecessarytotakeintoaccountthestatisticaleffectsofthere‐binding ofthemultivalentligands,favoredbyahighdensityofepitopesinproximitytothe bindingsite.Thiscouldhappenforareceptorofboth,ahomomultimericlectinora monomericlectin.80a,82(Figure1.14D)  Figure1.14.Mechanismsofinteractionbetweenmultivalentligandsandmultivalent receptors.Picturemodifiedfromreference80a. Thebindingaffinityistheresultnotonlyofthemeresumofthenumberofsingle ligand‐receptorinteractions,butalsoanadditionalvalueduetoallthese mechanismsthatsynergicallyactbetweenthemultivalentligandandthemultivalent receptor. 80a)Kiessling,L.L.;Gestwicki,J.E.;Strong,L.E.;Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.,2006,45,2348‐2368; b)Bertozzi,C.R.;Kiessling,L.L.;Science,2001,291,2357‐2364;c)Gestwicki,J.E.;Kiessling, L.L.;Nature,2002,415,81‐84;d)Heldin,C.H.;Cell,1995,80,213‐223 81a)Guiard,J.;Fiege,B.;Kitov,P.I.;Peters,T.;Bundle,D.R.;Chem.Eur.J.,2011,17,7438‐ 7441;b)Rademacher,C.etal.,Chem.Eur.J.,2011,17,7442‐7453. 82Dam,T.K.;Gerken,T.A.;Brewer,C.F.;Biochemistry,2009,48,3822‐3827. Chapter1.Introduction 27 Theconsequenceisthattheusuallyweakmonovalentcarbohydrate‐protein interactionsaretransformedintoverypotentattractiveforces,naturallyreinforced whenseveralcopiesoftheligandsarecloselypresentedonamultivalentscaffold. Thisphenomenonisknownasthe“Glycoclustereffect”.76f Thismultivalenteffectgivestothecellularreceptorstheabilitytoeasilyr discriminateamongstructurallysimilarrecognitionepitopeswhenmonovalent bindingeventspresentsareoflowaffinity.Finally,itismandatorytohighlighthow themultivalentsystemsallowahighfunctionalaffinitybutatthesametime,are characterizedbyauniquekinetics.Inmonovalentbindingevents,thedissociation constantisexclusivelydeterminedbytherateconstantfordissociation,without interferencebythepresenceofacompetingligand.Instead,multivalentbinding eventsexhibitagreaterreversibilityinthebinding,inthepresenceofcompeting ligands,duetothepresenceofamultiplenumberofcopies.83 Fromastructuralpointofview,itisfundamentaltoconsiderthatarchitectural changesinthespacingororientationofthecarbohydratesepitopescouldalterthe natureofaninteractionbutatthesametime,havenotanyinfluenceinthe recognitionelementsthemselves.Infact,ithasbeenshownthatthearchitectureof themultivalentscaffolddetermineswhetheramultivalentdisplayactsasan inhibitororaneffectorinacarbohydrate‐proteininteraction.77 Thisisextremelyrelevantinthedesignphaseofartificialmultivalentglycosystems, sincetheyallowcertain"degreesofliberty"intothestructuredispositionwithout, atthesametime,negativelyaffectthebindingphenomenontostudy.  83Rao,J.H.;Lahiri,J.;Isaacs,L.;Weis,R.M.;Whitesides,G.M.;Science,1998,280,708‐711. Chapter1.Introduction 28 1.8. DevelopmentoftoolstomodulateCarbohydrate‐Lectin interactions Withtheaimtostudy,characterize,understand,andinterferthemechanismthat governingthemultivalentcarbohydrate‐proteininteractions,andtheprocesses wheretheyareinvolved,interestingandusefultoolshavebeengenerated.76a(Figure 1.15)  Figure1.15.Mechanismofinhibitionbyamultivalentglycoconjugate.Picturemodified fromreference77. Thegoalistomimic,asgoodaspossible,thenaturaldisplayingofthe oligosaccharidespresentonthesurfaceofthehostcells.Thespatialproximityofthe singlesugarterminalepitopes,involvedinthebindingwiththemultivalentlectins, isessentialforthegenerationoftheappropriatestructuralrequirementsthatlead tothemultivalentaction,therefore,leadingtohighavidities. Theideaistocreateatoolabletocompetewithaparticularpathogenandthe priorityistoincorporateintothestructure,thecharacteristicsthatallowtohave highaffinityandagoodselectivitytospecificallyblockthelectinadhesiononthe targettissues.Therefore,thedesignhastobestronglyinfluencedbythenatural ligandofthetargetlectinintermsofvalency,topologyanddensityofcarbohydrates. Thedesignedsystemcouldbealsoabletoperturbthenormalassociationofalectin withitsnaturalligandandalsotomodulatethesignalingprocessesassociatedwith thelectin.75 Chapter1.Introduction 29 Theelectionofboth,amonovalentglycomimeticandamultivalentglycosylated structureapproaches,arevaliddependingontheindividualsituationandbothof themhaveadvantages,specificfeatures,andbenefits. Nonetheless,monovalentsyntheticglycoconjugateswouldnotreproduceexactly thevalencyandthetopologyofanaturalligandthat,asdescribedabove,isusually displayedinamultivalentform.However,thebindingpropertiesobtainedwiththe monovalentglycomimeticapproachare,inmostofthecases,ofremarkableimpact andthishasmadepossibletheirapplicationastherapeutics. Twowidelygeneralapproachesarecurrentlyadoptedtodesignamultivalent artificialligand:75  Lectin‐baseddesign.Afteradeepstudyofthemultivalentlectin,the multiglycosylatedstructurethatwouldbestfitthelectintopologyisbuilt.  Ligand‐baseddesign.Thisapproachstartsfromthestudyofthenatural multivalentligandtodesignasimplifiedandoptimizedstructuretakinginto mindthenaturalvalency,topologyanddensityoftheligand.(Figure1.16)  Figure1.16.Schematicpresentationofthenaturalcarbohydrateligandsmimickedby artificialcarbohydratemultivalentscaffolds.Picturefromreference75. Chapter1.Introduction 30 Bothapproacheshavebeendemonstratedtobevalidforaddressinglectinstudies. Nevertheless,inourresearchgroup,theligand‐basedapproachistheonewidely exploredandapplied. Theligand‐basedapproachinvolvesthesimplificationofthecomplex oligosaccharidicstructure,anditspresentation,usingamultivalentcore appropriatelyselectedtomimicthenaturalscaffold.Atthesametime,thestructure hastoprovidethedesiredvalencyandthecorrectdisplayingoftheepitopestothe targetreceptor. Thefirstproblemistheselectionofthemultivalentcore.Alongthepast25years, chemistshavedesignedalargenumberofscaffoldsforthisaim.Ithasnotonlyto displaymultiplecopiesofthesugarepitopesbutaboveall,tocreateamultivalent presentationoftheseepitopesthatcanefficientlymimicthenaturalmodeofaffinity thatarisesfromseveralmultivalentmechanismsinvolvedbetweenthebinding proteinsandthecarbohydrateligands. Therangeofpossiblescaffoldstogeneratemultivalentglycoconjugatesisquitelarge andallofthesehavedemonstratedtobeexcellentcoreskeletonstodisplaythe sugarmoietyinagoodway.84Dependingonthescaffoldandtheconjugation chemistryused,theresultingglycoconjugatescanbedividedinpolydisperseand monodisperseglycoconjugates. Themultivalentglycomimeticstructuresderivedfromascaffoldthatpresentsthe carbohydratesinapolidispersiveform,areprobablytheclosestmimetictothe naturalligandofthelectin.Thisisduetothefactthatintheorganism,the glycosilationofproteinsandlipids,isusuallyapolidispersivemodification.Popular 84Bernardi,A.etal.,ChemSocRev.,2013,42,4709‐4727. Chapter1.Introduction 31 examplesareneoglycoproteins,glycopolymers,85glyconanoparticles86or glyconanotubes.87(Figure1.17)  Figure1.17.Somepolydispersemultivalentglycomimetics.Picturemodifiedfromreference 75. Onthecontrary,themultivalentglycomimeticstructuresderivedfromascaffold thatpresentstheminamonodisperseandwell‐definedform,mimicprobablyless faithfullythenaturalligands,butthisdoesnotmeanwithlesseffectiveness.The majorexamplesareglycofullerenes,88glycoclusters89andinparticular glycodendrimers(seesection1.9).(Figure1.18)  Figure1.18.Monodispersemultivalentglycomimetics.Picturemodifiedfromreference75. Fromaquantitativepointofview,oneevidentadvantageofamultivalentexposition istheincreasingofthebindingaffinitypropertiesofmonovalentCTLsantagonists. 85Spain,S.G.;Gibson,M.I.;Cameron,N.R.;J.Polym.Sci.PartA:Polym.Chem.,2007,452059– 2072. 86a)delaFuente,J.M.;Penades,S.;Biochim.Biophys.Acta,2006,1760,636–651.b)dela Fuente,J.M.etal.,Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.,2001,41,1554–1557. 87Bianco,A.;Kostarelos,K.;Partidos,C.D.;Prato,M.;Chem.Commun.,2005,571–577. 88Bosi,S.;DaRos,T.;Spalluto,G.;Prato,M.;Eur.J.Med.Chem.,2003,38913–923. 89Patel,A.;Lindhorst,T.B.;Carbohydr.Res.,2006,341,1657–1668. Chapter1.Introduction 32 Usually,monovalentglycomimeticsarecharacterizedbyapoorormodestaffinity forthelectin,whichcanbeconsiderablyincreasedwhentheyareconjugatedtoa scaffoldforapolyvalentpresentation. 1.9. DendrimersandDendrons DendrimerderivesfromthejoinoftwoGreekwords,"dendros"(treeorbranch)and "meros"(part).Thisnamewasgivenin1985,whenTomalia'sgrouppublishedthe synthesisofapoly(amidoamine)compound,thatiscurrentlyfamouswithits acronymPAMAM.90 However,thehistoryofthe"partsofatree"isabitolder,andstartsin1941when Flory91proposedtheidea,supportedbystatisticalcalculations,topreparetrivalent branchedmoleculesusingapolymericapproach.Butatthattime,thesyntheticand analyticaltechnologieswerenotsufficienttoexperimentallysupporthisintriguing idea.Thirty‐sevenyearspassedtoseethefirstpaperthatdescribedthesynthesisof lowmolecularweightdendriticpolyaminesbyVögtle,in1978.92Duringthefollowing 40years,thanksalsotothepioneeringworkofTomalia93andNewcome,94dendritic structureshavebeenwell‐establishedasanewclassofbranchedmonodisperse polymerswithagreatvalueformaterialandmedicinaltechnologies.95a Indeed,dendrimersanddendronswerequiteearlyrecognizedasveryuseful moleculestobeexcellentscaffoldforamultivalentpresentationandalsoforawide varietyofdifferentapplications.Atthemoment,thereisaremarkablyhighnumber ofpatentapplicationsaswellaspublicationsonscientificjournals,whichhighlight 90Tomalia,D.A.etal.,Polym.J.,1985,17,117–132. 91Flory,P.J.;J.Am.Chem.Soc.,1941,63,3091–3096. 92Buhleier,E.;Wehner,W.;Vögtle,F.;Synthesis,1978,155–158. 93Dendrimer‐BasedDrugDeliverySystems:FromTheorytoPractice,Eds.Cheng,Y.;Tomalia, D.A.,Wiley,2012,ISBN:978‐0‐470‐46005‐4. 94a) DendrimersandDendrons:Concepts,Syntheses,Applications,Eds.Newcome,G.R.; Moorefield,C.N.;Vögtle,F.,Wiley,2001,ISBN:3527299971/9783527299973:b)Newcome, G.R.;Zhong‐qi,Y.;Baker,G.R.;Gupta,V.K.;J.Org.Chem.,1985,50,2003–2004. Chapter1.Introduction 33 theirapplicationsindifferentfieldssuchaschemistry,medicine,biology,physicsand materialengineering.95 Fromastructuralpointofview,thedendronsarehighlybranchedmonodisperseand polyfunctionalmacromolecules,constitutedbythreedistinctelements:  Coreorfocalpoint  Branchingpointorgeneration  Endpointsortermini Thecoreisgenerallyasmallmoleculewithaprecisenumberoffunctionalgroups whichdefinesthenumberofbranchesofthedendrimer.Thesinglebranchiscalled “dendron”.Inthecaseofdendronsthereisnotacore,buta“focalpoint”whichcan consistofafunctionalgroupthathastheaimtoallowtheanchorageofthedendron toanothermolecule(suchasafluorescentprobe)ortoascaffold(aprotein,a surfaceetc.).Thebranchingpointsarecomposedofrepeatingmonomericunitsthat definethegeneration(GX).Thesizeofthedendrimer/dendronincreaseswiththe numberofgenerationandthegrowthprocessismainlyregulatebythechemistry used.Theendpointsofthedendrimersarethefunctionalgroupsthatmarkedly characterizethepropertiesoftheentirestructureandtheycanbemanipulatedfor thedesiredapplication.96Inthecaseofglycodendrons,theterminiarethe carbohydratestructures.(Figure1.19) 95a)Müller,C.;Despras,G.;Lindhorst,T.K.;Chem.Soc.Rev.,2016,45,3275‐3302;b) Carbohydratechemistry,ChemicalandBiologicalApproachesvol41,EdsRauter,A.P.; Lindhorst,T.K.;Albertina,C.;Queneau,Y.;TheRoyalSocietyofChemistry,2015,Chapter1, Sattin,S.;Bernardi,A.pg1‐25andL’Haridon,L.;Mallet,J.M.pg257‐269.c)Inoue,K.;Prog. Polym.Sci.,2000,25,453–571;b)Vögtle,F.;Gestermann,S.;Hesse,R.;Schwierz,H.; Windisch,B.;Prog.Polym.Sci.,2000,25,987–1041;d)Astruc,D.;Boisselier,E.;Ornelas,C.; Chem.Rev.,2010,110,1857–1959. 96FrontiersofNanoscience,Vol4;Chapter5,Sanchez‐Navarro,M.;Rojo,J.;2012,143‐156. Chapter1.Introduction 34  Figure1.19.Structuralelementsofdendrimeranddendron. 1.9.1.Glycodendrons Thenano‐orpicomolarbindingaffinitieswhichusuallycharacterizethetherapeutic compoundsareinmostofthecasesdifficulttoreachusingglycomimeticsina monovalentform.Hence,asuccessfulstrategyhastoconsiderasyntheticapproach thatcouldbeconceivedinthisway: A) Thedesignofamonovalentglycomimeticbasedonanaturallectinbinding oligosaccharide. B) Multivalentpresentationofthemonosaccharide/oligosaccharideor glycomimeticonamultivalentscaffold.(Figure1.20) Moreover,thetwosequentialstepscanbeindependentlyappliedfromeachother. Infact,itispossibletofocustheresearchenergiesondevelopingasmallmonovalent glycomimeticwithastrongaffinity,ordevelopingamultivalentmacromoleculewith anexcellentpresentationofthemono/oligosaccharides.(Figure1.20)                       CHAPTER2 Theantecedents andobjectives                Chapter2.Theantecedentsandobjectives 43 2. Theantecedentsandobjectives 2.1 Theantecedents  Inthelast15years,ourresearchgrouphasdevelopednovelmultivalent glycosystems,mainlydendrimer‐based.Inparticular,Theyhavedevelopedthe generationofinnovativetoolstomodulateandbetterunderstandtheactionofCTLs likeDC‐SIGN. Inthiscontext,severaltypeofdendrimersanddendronshavebeenusedasscaffold tohaveamultivalentpresentationoftheselectedglycoepitopes.Indeed,thereare severalexampleswheretheglycosystems,createdinourgroup,havehad applicationsonthestudyofcarbohydrate‐lectininteractions,orhavebeenusedas vectorstointernalizeintoDCs,moleculesoftherapeuticinterestsuchaspeptides withanantiallergenicactivityandpotentialvaccineaction. Atthebeginningof2000,ourresearchgroupdesignedandprepareduseful glycodendrimersbasedonglycodendriticstructureswith16and32copiesof mannoseresiduesconjugatedtothecommercialavailablehyperbrancheddendritic polymerBoltornH20andBoltornH30,respectively.TheBoltorn‐typecompoundsare constructedusing2,2‐Bis(hydroxymethyl)propionicacid(Bis‐MPA)asbranchingunit andpentaerythritolasacore.Thecorrespondingglycodendriticpolymersof2ndand 3rdgenerationwereperfectlysolubleinphysiologicalconditions.103The glycodendrimerof3rdgeneration,having32mannoseresidues,(Figure2.1)wasable toblockDC‐SIGNmediatedEbolavirusinfectionresultinginanIC50=337nM. 103Lasala,F.;Arce,E.;Otero,J.R.;Rojo,J.;Delgado,R.;Antimicrob.AgentsChemother., 2003,47,3970‐3972. Chapter2.Theantecedentsandobjectives 44  Figure2.1.Boltornhyperbranchedstructuresof2nd(BH20)and3rd(BH30)generationand thecorrespondingglycodendrimershaving30mannoseunits. Afterwards,theseglycodendrimerswerealsotestedbysurfaceplasmonresonance (SPR)incompetitionexperimentsinordertomeasuretheabilityofthese compoundstoinhibittheinteractionofHIV‐1gp120withDC‐SIGN,resultinginasubmicromolarrangeactivityforthecompoundwith32copies.104 Followingtheseinterestingresults,itwasestablishedacollaborationwithBernardi’s researchgroup,inordertogenerateamultivalentpresentationofDC‐SIGN antagonistsglycostructures.Thesemannosemimeticshadalreadydemonstrated,in amonovalentform,agoodinhibitoryactivityonEbolavirusentryintoJurkatcells expressingDC‐SIGN.64a,105 Inparticular,thepseudodisaccharidicandpseudotrisaccharidiccompounds,(Figure 2.2)wereinstalledonatetravalentplatformbasedinBis‐MPA,withaninhibition 104Tabarani,G.;Reina,J.J.;Ebel,C.;Vives,C.;Lortat‐Jacob,H.;Rojo,J.;Fieschi,F.;FEBSLett., 2006,580,2402‐2408. 105a)Sutkeviciute,I.etal.,ACSChem.Biol.,2014,9,1377−1385;b)Luczkowiak,J.etal., Bioconjug.Chem.,2011,22,1354–1365. Chapter2.Theantecedentsandobjectives 45 actioninthelowmicromolarrange.105a‐bThetetravalentglycodendronsshowedto inhibitedtheDC‐SIGNgp120interaction,andinparticularthepseudo‐trisaccharide glycodendronblockedtheHIV‐1transfectiontoCD4+Tlymphocyteswitha percentage>94%.64a(Figure2.2)  Figure2.2.Tetramericpresentationonbis‐MPAdendronsofglycomimeticscompounds. Theseexamplesshowtheactuallyefficacyofamultivalentpresentationofa glycomimeticcompound,inordertoobtainahighaffinityforaproteinreceptorlike DC‐SIGN. Takingadvantageofthepotentialofthecopper(I)‐catalyzedalkyne‐azide cycloaddition(CuAAC),alsocalled"click”reaction,106theresearchgrouphas developedseveralmonodisperseglycodendronandglycodendriticsystemswith differentvalences:fromthreetoeighteen,fullycharacterizedbyNMRandmass spectrometry.Thesedendrimersarecomposedbymannoseunitsattheendpoints andapentaerythritolcore.107(Figure2.3) 106a)Tiwari,V.K.;Mishra,B.B.;Mishra,K.B.;Mishra,N.;Singh,A.S.;Chen,X.;Chem.Soc. Rev.,2016,116,3086‐3240;b)Tabacaru,A.;Furdui,B.;Ghinea,I.O.;Cârâc,G.;Dinicâ,R.M.; Inorg.Chim.Acta,2016,455,329‐349;c)Singh,M.S.;Chowdhury,S.;Koley,S.;Tetrahedron, 2016,72,5257‐5283;d)Liang,L.;Astruc,D.;Coord.Chem.Rev.,2011,255,2933–2945. 107Varga,N.etal.,Biomaterials,2014,35,4175‐4184. Chapter2.Theantecedentsandobjectives 46 O O O O O NN N O N N N O N NN O N N N O O O O O NN N O N N N O N NN O N 3 O O O O O NN N ONNN ONNN O O O O N N N O N N N O N N N O O O O O N N N O N NN O NN N ON O NNO OOO O O O NN N O N N N O N N N O N N N 3 III III IV O HO HO OH O OH  Figure2.3.Mannoseglycodendrimersoffirstgenerationpreviouslysynthetizedinour laboratories. However,itwaspossibletoincreasethedendrimergeneration,takingadvantageby thepossibilitytohaveanazidogroupatthefocalpositionoftheglycodendronV, andbyasecondclickreactionondifferentcores(VI‐IX).(Scheme2.1) Chapter2.Theantecedentsandobjectives 47 O O O O O O OO O O OO O O CuAAC O O O O O O N N N O O N N N O O N NN O N 3 O O OO O O N NN O O N N N OO NN N OO N NN n n = 3, 4, 6 O O OOO O O Cl VI VII VIII IX V  Scheme2.1.Clickreactionamongtheglycodendronandseveralcores. Withthisstrategyadopted,severalglycodendronsofsecondgeneratuionwith differentcarbohydrateepitopeswereprepared,suchasthoseX‐XIIdescribedin Figure2.4.107 Chapter2.Theantecedentsandobjectives 48 O O O O O O O O N N N O N NN ONN N O N NN O O O O ONN NO N N N O N N N O N N N O O O OO N N N O N N N O N NN O N N N X O O O O O N N N O N N N O N NN O O O O ON N N NN N 7N N O O O O O N N N O NN N O N N N O OO O O O NN N O N NNO N N N O N NN O O OO O N NN O N N N O N N N O XI O O O O N N N XII O O O O N N N O N N N O N N N O N N N O O O O N N N O N N N O N N N O N N N O O O O N N N O N N N O N N N O O O O O NNN O O O O NN N O NNN ONNN O NN N O O O O N N N O NN N O N NN O NN N O O O O NNN O N NN O NN N O HO HO OH O OH Figure2.4.Mannoseglycodendronsofsecondgenerationpreviouslypreparedin ourlaboratory. Thepossibilityandtheversatilitytohaveanazidoorachloridegroupatthefocal positionhaveallowedtheconjugationoftrivalent(V)andnonavalentglycodendrons (derivedfromscaffoldVII)onotherscaffoldssuchas:  Graphene.DemonstratingaselectiveinteractionwiththeplantlectinConA, testedbyAFM,FluorescenceandUV‐Visstudies.108(Figure2.5A) 108Ragoussi,M.E.;Casado,S.;Ribeiro‐Viana,R.;delaTorre,G.;Rojo,J.;Torres,T.;Chem.Sci., 2013,4,4035‐4041. Chapter2.Theantecedentsandobjectives 49  Fullerene.Demonstratingforthefirsttimethatafullerenedecoratedby monovalentortrivalentglycodendronsofmannoseisabletoinhibit efficientlytheEbolainfectionprocess.109Figure2.5B  Goldnanoclusters.Demonstratingthatagoldnanoparticlewithtrivalent mannoseglycodendronsonthesurface,showanincreasingintheuptaking onhuman‐monocyte‐derivedDCs,incomparisonwithnon‐carbohydrate goldnanoclusters.110Figure2.5C  Withafluorophoremarker.DemonstratingtheuptakeprocessintoDCsvia areceptor‐dependentmechanismofglycodendronsofmannose,fucose andmaltotriose.111(Figure2.5D)Provingtheactuallyefficacyof glycodendronsofmannose,fucose,orN‐acetyl‐galactosamineinthestudy ofthemicroalgaeinteractionmechanisms.112Figure2.5E   109Luczkowiak,J.etal.,Biomacromolecules,2013,14,431‐437. 110LeGuével,X.etal.,ACSAppl.Mater.Interfaces,2015,7,20945−20956. 111Ribeiro‐Viana,R;Garcia‐Vallejo,J.J.;Collado,D.;Perez‐Inestrosa,E.;Bloem,K.;vanKooyk, Y.;Rojo,J.;Biomacromolecules,2012,13,3209−3219. 112deAlmeidaGonçalves,C.;CunhaFigueiredo,R.;Giani,A.;Collado,D.;Pérez‐Inestrosa,E.; Rojo,J.;CunhaFigueredo,C.;J.Appl.Psychol.,2018,1‐11. Chapter2.Theantecedentsandobjectives 50  Figure2.5.Severalconstructsgeneratedbytheconjugationofglycodendrons.           Esta parte de la tesis se publicará con un retraso de 12 meses desde su aprobación y defensa.                       CHAPTER5 Glycodendronstructuresbasedon α1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide .                  Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 221  5. Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2 mannobiosidedisaccharide. 5.1 Mannosedisaccharide,animportantepitopeinglycoscience Agreatefforthasbeeninvestedintheglycosciencefieldconcerningthedesignand thesynthesisofefficienttoolsabletomimicthenaturalstructurespresentinliving organisms.Inparticular,thedevelopmentofsyntheticstrategiesenablingtoobtain thedesiredglycansingoodquantityand,aboveall,assimilaraspossibletothe naturalsystems. OneoftheprincipaltargetsofthesestudiesaretheN‐glycanstructures,duetotheir abilitytoaffectinatremendousway,manypropertiesoftheglycoproteinsinwhich theyareattached,likesolubility,  conformation,activity,antigenicity,andespecially, therecognitionbyglycan‐bindingproteins(GBPs). Ineukaryotes,alltheN‐glycanscontainacommoncoresequence,Man3GlcNAc2Asn, andtheyareclassifiedintothreetypes316(Figure5.1):  OligomannoseorHigh‐Mannose.Thecoreisextendedonlybymannose residues.  Hybrid.ThecoreisextendedbymannosethroughtheManα1‐6armofthe coreandoneortwoGlcNAcextendtheManα1‐3arm.  Complex.TheantennaeinitiatedbyGlcNAc,extendthecore. 316EssentialsinGlycobiology,EdVarki,A.;Cummings,R.D.;Esko,J.D.;Freeze,H.H.; Stanley,P.;Bertozzi,C.R.;Hart,G.W.;Etzler,M.E.;ColdSpringHarborLaboratoryPress, Plainview,2009. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 222  Figure5.1.TypesofN‐glycans. AmongthesetypesofN‐glycans,agreatattentionhasbeenfocusedonthe oligomannoseglycans;duetothefactthatmanyimportantclassesoflectins recognizeligandscontainingmannose,orhighermannosestructures.317Thehigh mannoseoligosaccharidesareusuallycharacterizedbytwotosixα‐mannose residuesboundtothecore.Thus,thelargesthigh‐mannose,discoveredforthefirst timeinthe1977,318containsninemannoseandtwoN‐acetylglucosamine.(Figure 5.1)ItturnouttobeonethemaincarbohydrateligandrecognizedbyDC‐SIGNand Langerin.Forthisreason,thestructureofhighmannosehasbeenoneofthe principalsourcesofinspirationforthedesignofhighaffinityligandsforthese importantlectins.319 Hence,inthepasttwodecadesoneofthetargetsforthedevelopingofGBPligands hasbeenthetotalsynthesisofthe(Man)9(GlcNAc)2.225c,320However,thehigh complexityofthisclassofglycanstructureshasrequiredtheuseofalternative 317Kwon,D.S.,etal.,Immunity,2002,16,135–144. 318Ito,S.;Yamashita,K.;Spiro,R.G.;Kobata,A.;J.Biochem.,1977,81,1621‐1631. 319Guo,Y.etal.,Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol.,2004,11,591‐598. 320a)Lee,H.K.,etal.,Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.,2004,43,1000–1003;b)Geng,X.;Dudkin,V.Y.; Mandal,M.;Danishefsky,S.J.;Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.,2004,43,2562‐2565;c)Grice,P.;Ley, S.V.;Pietruszka,J.;Priepke,H.W.M.;Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.,1996,35,197–200.;d)Merritt, J.R.;Naisang,E.;Fraser‐Reid,B.;J.Org.Chem.,1994,59,4443‐4449. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 223 syntheticstructuresinordertooffsetthepossibilitytohavethisligandinlarge amountandaddressbiologicalstudies.321  Infact,syntheticglycanmimeticshasbeenwidelyadoptedinthestudyofthe relevantbiologicalinteractionsthatinvolvehigh‐mannoseligandsanditsnatural receptor,withtheaimtobetterunderstandtheroleandthestructure‐activity relationshipsofthecarbohydratesinbiologicalprocesses.322Onestrategywasthe useofthesingleantennasalternativelytothefullMan9molecule.Thisdisaccharidic ortrisaccharidicepitopescouldbeactuallyinstalledonmultivalentscaffoldinorder tomimicthenaturalmultivalentpresentationoftheseglycans.(Figure5.2)  Figure5.2.High‐mannoseanditsprincipalantennas. Theuseofthisapproachissupportedbyseveralstudiesperformedinthepasttwo decades,whichhavedemonstratedhowtheuseofthedisaccharideMan2orthe trisaccharideMan3,canbeefficientlyadoptedinsteadofthewholestructure.50First ofall,anstructuralstudyonthecrystalofacomplexincludingthehighmannose (Man)9(GlcNAc)2andaFabfragmentofthegp120antibody2G12shownthatthe85% 321CarbohydrateChemistry:StateoftheArtandChallengesforDrugDevelopment,EdCipolla, L.,ImperialCollegePress,2016;Chapter15,Sattin,S.;Fieschi,F.,Bernardi,A.;379‐394. 322a)Reina,J.;Bernardi,A.;MiniRev.Med.Chem.,2012,12,1434‐1442.;b)Reina,J.; Bernardi,A.;Clerici,M.;Rojo,J.;Fut.Med.Chem.,2010,2,1141–1159. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 224 oftheproteincontactwereconstitutedbythedisaccharideManα1,2Man.323In addition,Seeberger’sgroupdemonstrated,byamicroarraystudyusingseveral oligomannoseligands(Man9included),thatahighdensityofManα1‐2Manwasable tobindDC‐SIGNaseffectiveastheentirehighmannosestructure.324Therefore,the useoftheManα1,2Manfragmentcanbeconsideredasaninterestingstartingpoint atthemomenttodesignnewmimeticsystemswiththeaimtostudyinteraction processeswithproteinreceptors.Thisispreciselythecaseofmimickinghighmannoseinteractions,involvingmannosecompoundsasepitopes. Thepreparationofmultivalentsystemsusingdifferentscaffoldssuchasproteinsor surfacestoperformthedesiredapplicationwiththisdisaccharidicepitoperequired anefficientsynthesisoftheManα1,2Manepitope.Inthisrespect,several approacheshavebeendescribedintheliteraturetoprepareα1,2mannobioside derivatives.325Thesynthesisofthesecompoundsiscomplicatedbythefactthatthe hydroxylgroupattheC‐2positionofthemannosemoietyisnotdirectlyaccessible byaregioselectiveglycosylation.326Thus,thesynthesisrequiredtheuseofmany reactionstepsofselectiveprotectionsanddeprotectionswithseveralandtedious purificationstepsoftheintermediateproducts. Therefore,theseclassicalproceduresrequirealargetimeconsumptionintermof synthesisandpurification,highcostintermofreagentsandsolvents,andin 323Calarese,D.A.,etal.,Science,2003,300,2065‐2071. 324Adams,E.W.;Ratner,D.M.;Bokesch,H.R.;MacMahon,J.B.;O’Keefe,B.R.;Seeberger, P.H.;Chem.Biol.,2004,11,875‐881. 325a)Patel,M.K.;Vijayakrishnan,B.;Koeppe,J.R.;Chalker,J.M.;Doores,K.J.;Davis,B.G.; Chem.Commun.,2010,9119–9121;b)Jaipuri,F.A.;Pohl,N.L.;Org.Biomol.Chem.,2008,6, 2686–2691;c)Mathew,F.;Mach,M.;Hazen,K.C.;Fraser‐Reid,B.;Synlett,2003,9,1319‐ 1322;d)Ogawa,T.;Nukada,T.;Carbohydr.Res.,1985,136,135–152. 326a)Pratt,M.R.;Bertozzi,C.R.;J.Am.Chem.Soc.,2003,125,6149‐6159;b)Matsuo,I.; Wada,M.;Manabe,S.;Yamaguchi,Y.;Otake,K.;Kato,K.;Ito,Y.;J.Am.Chem.Soc.,2003,125, 3402‐3403;c)Ogawa,T.;Sasajima,K.;Carbohydr.Res.,1981,93,67‐81;d)Ogawa,T.; Nakabayashi,S.;Agric.Biol.Chem.,1981,45,2329‐2335;d)Arnarp,J.;Haraldsson,M.; Lönngren,J.J.Chem.Soc.,PerkinTrans.1,1985,535‐539. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 225 particular,theseveralpurificationstepsaffectinatremendousmannertheglobal yieldofthefinalproduct. Infact,aone‐potprocedurecouldovercometheseproblemssuchaspurificationand thenumerousstepsandcouldmaximizethefinalyield,diminishingthetime requiredforthesynthesis.ThisisthecaseoftheworkdonebythegroupsofWang327 andDavis328morerecently.Inthelatercase,therewasapolymerizationstrategy veryefficient;however,itisimportanttohighlightthattheseprotocolsresultinvery goodoverallyieldonlyinsamecases.Indeed,onlygoodyieldswereachievedinthis polymerizationprocedurewhenatthereducingterminustherewasanalcoholwith aparticularlengthandsubstituents.Thesechemicalconstraintsareanevident disadvantagewhichmakesdifficulttheapplicationofthisstrategytothesynthesis ofManα1,2Manwithadesiredgroupattheanomericposition. Withthisinmind,ourresearchgroupplannedthedevelopmentofanewstrategy thatallowedtoobtainα1,2mannobiosidederivativesingram‐scale,notonlywitha highyieldbutalsoinarapid,straightforwardandversatilemanner.Inourapproach, a2‐azidoethylgroupwasintroducedattheα‐anomericpositiontoperformlaterthe couplingofthisdisaccharidewithalkyneorcyclooctynegroupsinaclickreaction procedure,inordertoaffordthepreparationofmultivalentstructures. Inparticular,inthischapteritwillbedescribedthesynthesisofα1,2mannobioside compoundsandwithoneofthesedisaccharides,thesynthesisofglycondendrons structureshavingabiotinatthefocalposition. 5.2. SynthesisofManα1,2Mandisaccharides Inthissyntheticstrategy,twoglycosylacceptorhavebeenselected,onehavinga methoxygroupattheanomericposition,andtheotherwithanazidoethylspacer forafurtherconjugation.Thesetwodifferentgroupscanbeusedtodemonstrate thattheefficacyofthestrategyisnotinfluencedbythegroupatthereducingend. 327Wang,C.C.;Zuluetab,M.M.L.;Hung,S.C.;Chimia,2011,65,54‐58. 328Schuster,H.J.;Vijayakrishnan,B.;Davis,B.G.;Carbohydr.Res.,2015,403,135‐141. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 226 Inaddition,tofurtherverifytheversatilityofthestrategy,twoglycosyldonors,peracetylated(117)andper‐benzoylated,(118)wereselected.(Scheme5.1) O HO HO OH OR O HO HO OH OH O 23 R= 2-azidoethyl 114 R= Me O R'O R'O OR' OR' O O BzO BzO OBz OR OH NH CCl 3 O HO HO OH OH OH 1 2 3 45 6 115 R= 2-azidoethyl 116 R= Me O HO HO OH OR OH 20 R= 2-azidoethyl O R'O R'O OR' OR' OR' 117 R'= Acetyl 118 R'= Benzoyl 119 R'= Acetyl 120 R'= Benzoyl Glycosyl donor Glycosyl acceptor  Scheme5.1.RetrosyntheticschemeforthesynthesisofManα1,2Mandisaccharides. Firstofall,ithasbeennecessarytoselecttheorthogonalprotectivegroupstrategy onthehydroxylgroupsoftheglycosyldonorandtheglycosylacceptor.(Scheme5.1) Theacetateprotectinggroupwasselectedattheposition2oftheglycosylacceptor andbenzoatesgroupswereselectedaspermanentprotectinggroupsintheother hydroxylgroups.Thesetwoorthogonalgroupsarecleavableunderdifferent conditions,191allowingthestabilityofthebenzoatesinallthestepsofthesynthesis untilthefinaltotaldeprotection.Alltheseprotectivegroupsarecompatiblewiththe presenceoftheazidogrouponthechainattheanomericposition. Inthisapproach,thelimitingfactor,intermsoftimeandyield,isthesynthesisofthe glycosylacceptors(115‐116).Thisisduetothefactthattheproductionofamannose orthogonallyprotectedwithanacetateinpositionC2andbenzoategroupsinthe otherpositionsmayberelativelycomplicated.Nevertheless,thesynthesisofthe glycosyldonorsarmedwithatrichloroacetimidategroupattheanomericposition (117‐118)isrelativesimpleandstraightforward. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 233 group,beingverysensibletothehydrolysisdegradation.By1H‐NMR,theappearance ofthetypicalsingletat8.50‐9.00ppmcorrespondingtotheNHgroupofthe trichloroacetimidateconfirmedwithoutdoubtstheformationofthedesired products. O R'O R'O OR' OR' OH O R'O R'O OR' OR' O NH CCl 3 0°C -> r.t. ; 3h 67% Cl 3 CCN, DBU NH 2 NH 2 AcOH, DMF , 24h, 121 R'= OAc 74% 122 R'= OBz 70% 117 R'= OAc 60% 118 R'= OBz 67% 119 r.t. 120 60°C O R'O R'O OR' OR' OR' 119 R'= OAc Commercial 120 R'= OBz Quant. Scheme5.5.Synthesisoftheglycosyldonors117and118. Themannosederivativessoarmedwerereadytoreactwiththeglycosylacceptors 115and116.Forthisaim,acetylcompound117wasuseasadonor,inorderto obtainthedisaccharides123and124. O AcO AcO OAc OAc O NH CCl 3 117 O BzO BzO OBz O OH 115 O BzO BzO OBz O OH 116 O BzO BzO OBz O O O AcO AcO OAc OAc O BzO BzO OBz O O O AcO AcO OAc OAc 123 124 N 3 CH 3 N 3 CH 3  Scheme5.6.Schemeofthepreparationofprotecteddisaccharides123and124. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 234 Toset‐uptheoptimizedconditionsforthisreaction,firsttrialswerecarriedoutwith 2‐azidoethylmannosederivative115asglycosylacceptor,usingaspromoterthe trimethylsilyltriflate(TMSOTf).331Avaryingrangeoftemperatureswere examinated,indichloromethaneunderargonatmosphereandusingmolecular sieves4Å.(Table5.1) Glycosy l  donor Glycosy l acceptorTMSOTf(eq)T (°C)Yield(%) 1 1171150.2 ‐4125 2‐2047 3059 4r.t.13 Table5.1.Reactionconditionsfortheglycosylationtoobtainthecompound123. By1HNMR,itwaspossibletodeterminatethecorrectglycosylationoftheproduct throughthedetectionoftwopeaksat5.31ppmcorrespondingtotheanomeric protonoftheglycosyldonormoietyandat5.24ppmcorrespondingtothe correspondingglycosylacceptor.(Figure5.6) 331a)Francesconi,O;Nativi,C.;Gabrielli,G.;Gentili,M.;Palchetti,M.;Bonora,B.;Roelens,s.; Chem.Eur.J.,2013,339,11742‐11752;b)Depras,G.;Robert,R.;Sendid,B.;Machez,E.; Poulain,D.;Mallet,J.M.;Bioorg.Med.Chem.,2012,20,1817‐1823;c)Heng,L.;Ning,J.;Kong, F.;J.Carbohydr.Chem.,2001,20,285‐296. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 235  Figure5.6.1H‐NMRspectrumofthedisaccharide123. Fromthesetrials,itwasclearthattheuseofroomtemperature(entry4Table5.1), couldcausetherapiddegradationoftheglycosyldonor.Indeed,intheTLC,atthis temperature,appearedalargespotcorrespondingtothehydrolysisofthedonor. Theuseofaverylowtemperature(‐41°Centry1Table5.1)resultedinayieldof25% andusingahighertemperature(‐20°Centry2Table5.1)theyieldincreasedupto 47%.Thebestresultswereobtainedat0°C(entry3Table5.1),usingalso0.2 equivalentsofTMSOTf,incomparisonwiththeglycosylacceptor,thatwasindefect. Inthiscase,theyieldoftheglycosylationreactionwas59%. Withtheaimtominimizetheformationoftheorthoestercompound,atypicalsubproductofthisreaction,(Figure5.7)asmallamountofTMSOTfwasused.This subproductcomesoutfromanintramolecularreactionoftheglycosyldonor,in whichthereisaparticipationoftheacetylgroupinpositionC2.(Scheme5.7) Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 236 O BzO BzO OBz O O N 3 O OAc OAc OAc O O O AcO AcO OAcOAc O NH CCl 3 TMSOTf, 4Å MS CH 2 Cl 2 dry O BzO BzO OBz O OH 117 N 3 115  Scheme5.7.Possiblesub‐productoftheglycosylation. Thesereactionconditionswereappliedalsotothesynthesisofthedisaccharide havingthemethoxygroupattheanomericposition124,reachingayieldofthe46%. (Scheme5.8)Oncethepreparationofthedisaccharidederivedfromper‐acetylated donor117wasoptimized,itwassetupthepreparationofthedisaccharideusingthe per‐benzoylated118asglycosyldonor.Inthiscase,theorthoesterformationisnot possibleoratleastitisreducedtoaminimum,duetothefactthatthebenzoylgroup hasamajorsterichindranceincomparisonwiththeacetylgroup. Takingadvantagefromtheexperienceobtainedwiththedisaccharide123,thesame conditionswereusedtopreparethedisaccharides125and126.Inthiscase,as expected,therewasastrongincreasingoftheglycosylationyieldwhichconfirmthe hypothesesdescribedabove.Infact,changingtheprotectivegroupoftheglycosyl donor,fromacetatestobenzoates,theyieldincreasedfrom46‐59%to79%forthe disaccharide125andto75%forthedisaccharide126.(Scheme5.8) Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 237 O BzO BzO OBz OR OH 115 R= 2-azidoethyl 116 R= Me O AcO AcO OAc OAc O NH CCl 3 117 O BzO BzO OBz OR O O AcO AcO OAc OAc 123 R= 2-azidoethyl 124 R= Me TMSOTf, 4Å MS CH 2 Cl 2 dry 0°C; 45 min 59% 46% TMSOTf, 4Å MS CH 2 Cl 2 dry 0°C; 45 min O BzO BzO OBz OR O O BzO BzO OBz OBz 125 R= 2-azidoethyl 126 R= Me 79% 75% O HO HO OH OR O O HO HO OH OH 23 R= 2-azidoethyl 114 R= Me MeOH r.t., 45 min Quant. Quant. MeOH r.t., 45 min MeONa MeONa O BzO BzO OBz OBz O NH CCl 3 118  Scheme5.8.Synthesisanddeprotectionofdisaccharidescompounds23and114. Deprotectionofdisaccharideshavingthe2azidoethylgroup,andthemethoxy group,wereachievedusingtheclassicalZemplenconditions,193sodiummethoxide inmethanol.TheneutralpHwasrestoredusinganAmberliteIRA120‐H+resinand afterfiltration,thedeprotectionaffordedthefinaldisaccharidesinquantitative yield.(Scheme5.8)Thisprocedureallowedarapidsynthesistoproducethe disaccharide23ingramscale. 5.3. Synthesisofglycodendronswithbiotinatthefocal position OncetheManα1‐2Mandisaccharidehasbeenprepared,weaffordedthe preparationofmultivalentdendriticcompoundsusingthiscarbohydrateasaligand. Forthis,wehavesynthesizedafamilyofglycodendronsofvalencenineandtriand thecorrespondingmonovalentcompound,allhavingabiotinatthefocalpositionof thedendronscaffolds.(Figure5.7) Chapter 5. Glycodendron structures based on α1,2 mannobioside disaccharide. 238 Figure 5.7. Glycodendrons with a biotin group at the focal position 127-129. The synthetic strategy to address the preparation of these glycodendrons was based on the previous experience of our research group for the preparation of first and second generation mannosylated glycodendrons and glycodendrimers using the CuAAC coupling. 111, 113,292 The retrosynthetic strategy for the preparation of these glycodendrons is depicted in Scheme 5.9 Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 239 OOO O H N OOO ONH NN N O HO HO OH O O O HO HO OH OH O O O O O N N N O N N N O N NN O O O NH O HO HO HO O O HO HO HO OH O OH OH HO OO OH OH HO OH OOH OH OH O OOH OH OH HO N 3 O HO HO OH O O O S HN NH H HO O S HN NH H HO O O O O O O O NH O S HN NH H HO O O O O O N N N O N N N O N NN O N 3 O HO HO HO O O HO HO HO OH O OH OH HO OO OH OH HO OH OOH OH OH O OOH OH OH HO O S HN NH H HO O HO HO OH OH O O O O O N N N O N N N O N NN O O HO HO HO O O HO HO HO OH O OH OH HO OO OH OH HO OH OOH OH OH O O OH OH OH HO OO O O O N N N N N N N NN O O O HN O O S HN NH H HO O O O OO N N N O NN N O N N N O HO HO HO OO HO HO HO OH O OH OH OH O O OH OH OH HO O OH OH OH O O HO HO OH HO O O O O O N NN O N N N O NN N O OH OH OH O O OHOH OH HO O HO HO HO O O HO HO HO OH O HO HO HO OO OH OH HO OH  Scheme5.9.Retrosyntheticrouteforthepreparationofglycodendrons127‐129. 5.3.1. Synthesisofbuildingblocks Thepreparationofthebuildingblockstoachievethesynthesisoftheglycodendrons neededtheManα(1,2)Manwithanazidogroupattheanomericposition(23)and thealkynylatedscaffoldsnecessarytoperformtheclickreactions.Respecttothe alkynebuildingblocks,itwasselectedatrialkynepentaerythritolfunctionalizedwith ashortdiethyleneglycollinkerwithaterminalchloride76,atrialkyne pentaerythritolfunctionalizedwithalongtetraethyleneglycolwithaterminalbiotin 130,andalineartetraethyleneglycol,functionalizedwithabiotinandapropargyl groupattheends131.(Figure5.8)Thesynthesisofthesecompoundswere OH HO OH H O OOHO OCl Cl OCl HO Br HO O S HN NH H HO N3 O HO HO OH O O O HO HO OH OH Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 240 performedusingastrategy,appropriatelymodified,developedinourgroup113,332 fromaprecedentworkofRoyetal.294 OOO O H N O O O O O O O NH O S HN NH H HO O S HN NH H HO O O O O O Cl 130 131 76  Figure5.8.Alkynebuildingblocks76,130and131. Thesynthesisofthescaffold76wasdescribedinthepreviouslyChapter4,section 4.4.3.Thepreparationofcompounds130and131derivedfromthebiotinylationof thecompounds77and78aredepitectedinScheme5.10. 130 O O O O O O O H2N 77 O O O O O O O HN O S HN NH H H O Biotin, HATU, DIPEA DMF r.t.; 22h 88% 131 O O O O H2N 78 HN O S HN NH H H O O O O O Biotin, HATU, DIPEA DMF r.t.; 22h 87%  Scheme5.10.Syntheticrouteforthepreparationofthebuildingblocks130and131. 332Sanchez‐Navarro,M.etal.,Chem.Eur.J.,2011,17,766‐769. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 241 Thecouplingoftheaminogroupatthefocalpositionwithbiotin,wasperformed usinghexafluorophosphateazabenzotriazoletetramethyluronium(HATU),333to promotetheamideformation.Afterthepurificationbysilicagelcolumn chromatography,thebuildingblock130wasobtainedwitha87%,yield.(Scheme 5.10)Theformationoftheimportantbuildingblockwasconfirmedboth,byNMR analysisandmassspectrometry(Figure5.9).  Figure5.9.ESI‐MSoftheaminocompound130. Inordertoobtainthemonoalkynebuildingblock131,thesameprocedurewas applied,obtainingthemonoalkynecompoundwithagoodyield.(Scheme3.10) 5.3.2. Synthesisoftheglycodendronswithbiotin Withthecarbohydratesandthealkynebuildingblocksonhands,theconjugationof bothentitieswasperformedusingclickchemistryreactiontopreparethe correspondingManα1,2Manglycodendronstructures. The1,3dipolarcycloaddiction,catalyzedbycopper,betweenthetrialkyne130and theManα1,2Mandisaccharide23wasperformedusingtheexperimentalconditions explainedinthesection4.4.4;exceptfortheuseofmicrowaveheatinginorderto speedupthereactionreducingthetimenormallyrequiredforthistypeof reaction.334Thismicrowavewarmingwasrecentlyappliedbyourresearchgroup witharemarkablesuccessinthesynthesisofmannosylatedglycodendronswith differentvalencyanddendriticgeneration.292 333Zhou,Y.,etal.,Analyst,2017,142,345–350. 334Bock,V.D.;Hiemstra,H.;vanMaarseveen,J.H.;Eur.J.Org.Chem.,2006,51–68. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 242 Thesameconditionswereapplied,usingtheprotectedformofthedisaccharide23, thebenzoylateddisaccharide125,334withtheideatoremovetheprotectionafter thepurificationphase.Tocarryonthereaction,CuSO4·5H2O(0.3equivalents)were used,thismeans,0.1equivalentperalkynegroup.TBTA(0.6equivalents)and sodiumascorbate(0.6equivalentstoreducetheCu(II)toCu(I)),wereadded.The reactionwasheatedundermicrowaveirradiationat60°Cfor30mininDMSO.After thistime,theTLCrevealedthecompleteabsenceofanyreactionproduct.(Scheme 5.11) CuSO 4 5H 2 O TBTA, NaAsc, MW 60°C; 30min DMSO N3 O BzO BzO OBz O O O BzO BzO BzO OBz O O O O O N N N O N N N O N NN O O O HN O BzO BzO OBz O O BzO BzO OBzOBz O BzO BzO OBz OO OBz BzO OBz OBz OOBz OBz BzO O OOBz OBz BzO BzO O S HN NH O H H O O O O HN O O O O S HN NH O H H 130 125 132 N Bn NN N 3 TBTA X  Scheme5.11Afirstapproachtothepreparationoftheprotectedtrivalentglycodendron 132. Asecondtrialwasperformeddoublingthenumberofequivalentsofthereagents andalso,adoublecycleofmicrowaveheatingaftertheadditionofmorecatalyst. Noneofthesevariationsinthesynthesisallowedtoobservechangesonthenegative finalresult.Studyingtheclickreactionswithmicrowavereportedinourresearch groupintherecentpast,oneofthedifferencewastheuseofcarbohydrates protectedwithacetylgroupinsteadofthebenzoyls.Probably,thearomaticringof thebenzoylprotectinggrouphasthecapacitytochelatethecopper,decreasingthe availableamountofcatalystinthereaction. Forthisreason,itwasdecidedtousethedeprotecteddisaccharide23,inorderto avoidthepossiblechelationoftheCu.Thesamereactionconditionsusedbefore Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 249 Glycodendron105constitutesthebranchesofthenonavalentstructurethatare displayedonacentralpentaerhytritolcore,havingthreealkynesgroupsandalong linkerwiththebiotinatthefocalposition(compound130).Usingasecondclick reaction,itwaspossibletoincreasethegenerationbycoupling105onthisscaffold. (Scheme5.15) Theconjugationconditionsweresimilartothepreviousoneswiththeexceptionthat inthiscase,thelargenumberoffreehydroxylgroupspresentinthetrivalent105 requiredanexcessoftheCu(I)catalyst,addedinsmallportionswithanintervalof 1h.TheESI‐MSofthecrudeallowedtoverifythecompleteformationofthe nonavalentproduct.Afterremovingtheexcessofcopperbyaddingascavenger resin,thecrudewaspurifiedbysizeexclusionchromatography. Thecharacterizationofthecompound129hasbeendonebytheNMRanalysisdue toitsstructuralcharacteristics.Indeed,thenonavalentglycodendronshavetwokind oftriazolerings,aninternalonecorrespondingtothecore,andanexternalone correspondingtothethreebranches.Inthe1HNMRspectrum,itwaspossibleto observe,around8ppm,twosingletscorrespondingtotheprotonsoftheinternal triazolerings(indicatedinblue,Figure5.12)andoftheexternalones(indicatedin red,Figure5.12)ofthestructurewitharatioof3:9,respectively.Inthisway,itwas possibletoverifythecompletefunctionalizationofthecorebyintegratingthese signalsandalsobytheirmultiplicity,becausetheincompleteproductswouldgive differentsignals(lossofsymmetry).Moreover,inthe13CNMRspectrumwerevisible twopeakscorrespondingtothecarbonatomsofthetriazolering,verycloseoneto eachother.InFigure5.12,itispossibletoobservetwopeaks.Around125ppm,there arethepeakscorrespondingtotheCHcarbonsofthetriazole,andaround144ppm, thosecorrespondingtothequaternarycarbons.Inblue,areindicatedthepeakof theinternaltriazoleringsandinred,thecorrespondingtotheexternalones.The HSQCspectrumwasusedtoconfirmthiscorrelation. Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 250   Figure5.12.1Hand13CNMRspectraofthenonavalentglycodendron129. UsingESI‐MS,itwaspossibletoconfirmtheformationoftheproduct,identifyingthe peakshavingtripleandquadruplecharge.Figure5.13 Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 251  Figure5.13.ESI‐MSspectrumofthenonavalentglycodendron129. 5.4. Discussion Adoptingaconsecutivesynthesisoftheglycosylacceptor,thetotalcostandthetime ofpreparationofthefinaldeprotecteddisaccharidehasbeenreducedinasignificant manner.Thisapproachallowedtheincreaseoftheyieldandthedecreaseofthe timethecostwasalsoreducedduetotheminimizingofthepurificationprocedures toonlyonecolumnchromatographyafterfiveconsecutivesteps. Inthisway,theManα1,2Manhasbeenpreparedinagram‐scaleandinlessthan2 days,inaveryeasyandreproducibleway.Theversatilityofthisapproachwas demonstratedusingasaglycongroupthemethylandthe2‐azidoethyl.The availabilityofthisdisaccharideinlargequantityhasallowedtheeasysetupofthe synthesisofothercompoundssuchastheglycodendrons.335 Manα1,2Manglycodendronsofvalencenineandtriandthemonovalentcompound weredesignedandsynthetizedwithabiotinatthefocalposition.Infact,taking advantagefromthestrongnon‐covalentbondofbiotin‐streptavidin,oneofthe applicationofthesecompounds,inthefuture,willbethestudyoftheimportance ofthemultivalencyonseveralplantlectinsusingthesurfaceplasmonresonance imaging,conjugatingthesebiotynilatedglycodendronsonastreptavidinsurface. Moreover,theseglycodendronshavebeenusedtostartacollaborationwithDr. FrankMomburgandhisPhDstudentMárciaGonçalves,attheGermanCancer ResearchCenter(DFKZ),Germany.Thegoalwillbetomeasurethebindingofthe 335Reina,J.J.;DiMaio,A.;Ramos‐Soriano,J.;Figueiredo,R.‐C.;Rojo,J.;Org.Biomol.Chem., 2016,14,2873‐2882. [M+3Na] 3+  [M+4Na] 3+  Chapter5.Glycodendronstructuresbasedonα1,2mannobiosidedisaccharide. 252 glycodendronsonnativehumanbloodleukocytes(peripheralbloodmononuclear cells,“buffycoat”preparations)byflowcytometry.Cellsurfacebindingofthe glycanswillbemeasuredbybiotin‐streptavidininteraction,thetypesofcellswithin thelymphocytepreparationwillthenbefurtherdefinedbytheirspecific(CD) markers,sowecandifferentiatebindingtoT‐(CD4/CD8),B‐,NKcellsandmonocytes. Theseexperimentsshouldgiveusafirstestimationaboutthecapacityofthese glycodendronstobindtocertaintypesofbloodlymphocytesandtheirpossible impactonthecellularactivationstage.                            CHAPTER6 Conclusions                  Esta parte de la tesis se publicará con un retraso de 12 meses desde su aprobación y defensa.                        CHAPTER7 ExperimentalSection                 Chapter7.Experimentalsection 261  7. Experimentalsection 7.1 .Reagents,solventsandanalyticaltechniques ChemicalswerepurchasedfromSigma‐Aldrich,Merck,DextraorCarboSynthand usedwithoutfurtherpurification,unlessotherwiseindicated.Solventswere purchasedfromFisherscientific,ScharLabandCarloErba.Anhydroussolventswere purchasedfromSigma‐Aldrich®withacontentofwater≤0.005%.H2Owaspurified withaMilli‐QpurificationsystemfromMillipore(18.3Ω).MicroplatesHB896well werepurchasedbyBiomat,Italy. Allreactionsthatneededdryconditionswerecarriedoutusingstandardtechniques underaninertatmosphereofoxygen‐freeArgonorNitrogen,unlessotherwise stated.TLCwereperformedusingpre‐coatedaluminumchromate‐platesSilicaGel 60F254Merckof0.25mmthick.CompoundswerevisualizedbyusingUVlight(254 nm)andrevealedbyimmersionintosolutionsofmolybdenumblue(20gof ammoniummolybdate(VI)tetrahydrate,0.4gofsulphateofhydratedceriumand 10%sulfuricacidin400mLofH2O)andheatingat100ºC,or0.1%ninhydrinin ethanol,orabasicsolution(10%w/wK2CO3inwater)ofKMnO4. PurificationsbyFlashcolumnchromatographywereperformedusingSilicagel60 (particlesize0,063‐0,200nmor0,015‐0,040mm),fromMerck,elutingbygravityor subjectingittolightpressure.PurificationsbySize‐ExclusionChromatographyhas beencarriedoutincolumnsfilledwithSephadexLH‐20orG‐25(GEHealthcareLife Science),elutingbygravity. NMRspectra,1Hand13C,wererecordedat298KonaBrukerDRX300,DRX400and DRX500spectrometers.Allchemicalshiftswerereportedinppm(δ)usingthe residualprotonsolventpeaksasinternalstandards.Theseabbreviationswereused toindicatethemultiplicities:s=singlet,d=doublet,dd=doubletofdoublets,t= triplet,td=tripletofdoublets,m=multplet. Chapter7.Experimentalsection 358 –3.81(m,4H,H6andH5),2.37–1.79(m,12H,CH3).13CNMR(75MHz,CDCl3):δ 170.8,170.1,170.0,169.9(CO),160.0(C7),94.8(C1),90.8(C8),71.53(C5),69.1(C3), 68.2(C2),65.7(C4),62.3(C6),21.1,21.0,20.9(CH3). 2,3,4,6‐Tetra‐O‐benzoyl‐α‐D‐mannopyranose(122)330a O BzO BzO OBzOBz OH  Toasolutionofα‐D‐mannopyranosepentabenzoate120(5.00g,7.14mmol)in anhydrousDMF(50mL)undernitrogenatmosphere,hydrazineacetate(0.78g,8.57 mmol)wasaddedinportions.After24hofstirringat60°C,themixturewascooled atroomtemperatureandthecrudewaspurifiedbycolumnchromatographyon silicagel(EtOAc:Hex1:2)affording122asafluffywhitesolid(2.9g,70%).1HNMR (400MHz,CDCl3):δ=8.13–7.84(m,8H,HBz),7.60–7.25(m,12H,HBz),6.18(t,J= 10.1Hz,1H,H2),6.01(dd,J=10.1,3.3Hz,1H,H3),5.75(dd,J=3.3,1.9Hz,1H,H4), 5.54(dJ=1.9Hz,1H,H1),4.77(dd,J=12.2,2.7Hz,1H,H6),4.68(m,1H,H5),4.46 (dd,J=12.2,3.7Hz,1H,H6’).13CNMR(100.6MHz,CDCl3):δ=166.5,165.7,165.6 (CO),133.5,133.3,133.2,130.0,129.4,129.2,129.2,128.7,128.6,128.4(Carom), 92.5(C1),71.0(C5),70.0(C3),69.0(C2),67.0(C4),62.9(C6). 2,3,4,6‐Tetra‐O‐benzoyl‐α‐D‐mannopyranosyltrichloroacetimidate(118)330a O BzO BzO OBz OBz O NH CCl 3 1 2 3 45 6 7 8  Undernitrogenatmosphere,trichloroacetonitrile(2.42g,16.8mmol)wasdropped slowlytoasolutionof122(1.4g,4.0mmol)andDBU(0.78g,5.04mmol)at0°C.The reactionmixturewaswarmedslowlyatroomtemperatureandstirredfor3h.Then, itwasconcentratedundervaccumandthecrudeproductwaspurifiedbyflash columnchromatographyonsilicagel(EtOAc/Hex,1:2)toafford118(2.71g,67%)as Chapter7.Experimentalsection 359 afluffycolourlesssolid.1HNMR(400MHz,CDCl3):δ=8.87(s,1H,NH),8.12‐7.83(m, 8H,HBz),7.65‐7.25(m,12H,HBz),6.58(d,J=1.8Hz,1H,H1),6.18(m,J=10.1Hz, 1H,H2),6.01(dd,J=10.1,3.3Hz,1H,H3),5.75(dd,J=3.3,1.9Hz,1H,H4),4.77(dd, 1H,J=12.2,2.7Hz,1H,H6),4.68(m,1H,H5),4.46(dd,J=12.2,3.7Hz,1H,H6’).13C NMR(100.6MHz,CDCl3):δ=166.0,165.5,165.4,165.1(CO),159.9(C7),133.6, 133.3,129.0,128.8,128.7,128.4(Carom),94.7(C1),90.6(C8),71.5(C5),69.8(C3), 68.9(C2),66.1(C4),62.4(C6). 2‐AzidoethylO‐(2,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐α‐D‐mannopyranosyl)‐(1‐2)‐3,4,6‐tri‐O‐ benzoyl‐α‐D‐mannopyranoside(123) O BzO BzO OBz O O N 3 O AcO AcO OAc OAc 1 2 3 45 6 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 A B  Amixtureoftheacceptor115(120mg,0.214mmol)andthedonorper‐acetylated mannosetrichloroacetimidate117(158mg,0.321mmol)wasco‐evaporatedfrom toluenethreetimes.Powderedandactivated4Åmolecularsieveswereadded,and themixturewaskeptundervacuumforfewhoursandthendissolvedinCH2Cl2(8 mL).Themixturewascooledto0°Cfor15min,followedbytheadditionofTMSOTf (8.5μL,0.040mmol),andstirredfor30minat0°C.Thereactionwasquenchedby theadditionofEt3N,filteredoverapadofCeliteanddriedundervacuum.Thecrude waspurifiedbyflashcolumnchromatographyonsilicagel(DCM:MeOH,100:1)to obtain123asawhitesolid(112mg,59%).1HNMR(400MHz,CDCl3):δ8.06(d,J= 7.1Hz,2H,HBz),7.98(d,J=7.1Hz,2H,HBz),7.95(d,J=7.0Hz,2H,HBz),7.68–6.99 (m,9H,HBz),5.94(t,J=9.9Hz,1H,H4ManA),5.84(dd,J=9.9,3.2Hz,1H,H4ManA), 5.49–5.43(m,2H,H2ManB+H3ManB),5.26(t,J=9.5Hz,1H,H4ManB),5.15(d,J= 1.9Hz,1H,H1ManA),4.98(d,J=1.5Hz,1H,H1ManB),4.63(dd,J=12.2,3.0Hz,1H, H6ManA),4.52(dd,J=12.1,5.4Hz,1H,H6ManA),4.41(ddd,J=10.1,5.4,2.9Hz, 1H,H5ManA),4.34(dd,J=3.2,1.9Hz,1H,H2ManA),4.25(dd,J=11.9,5.4Hz,1H, Chapter7.Experimentalsection 360 H6ManB),4.17(ddd,J=12.1,7.4,3.3Hz,1H,H5ManB),4.11(dd,J=11.9,2.5Hz,1H, H6ManB),4.01(dt,J=10.3,4.7Hz,1H,H7),3.82–3.72(m,1H,H7),3.54(t,J=5.0Hz, 2H,H8),2.10(s,3H,COOCH3),2.06(s,3H,COOCH3),2.04(s,3H,COOCH3),2.01(s, 3H,COOCH3).13CNMR(101MHz,CDCl3):δ170.51,169.80,169.48,169.42(COAc), 166.22,165.50,165.19(COBz),133.43,133.32,133.02,129.92,129.86,129.70 (CHBz),128.97(CBz),128.82(CBz),128.55,128.47,128.36(CHBz),99.46(C1ManB), 98.65(C1ManA),76.50(C2ManA),70.62(C3ManA),69.30(C2ManB),69.2 (C5ManB),69.1(C5ManA),68.8(C3ManB),67.2(C7),67.1(C4ManA),66.3 (C4ManB),63.6(C6ManA),62.6(C6ManB),50.4(C8),20.70,20.67(CH3).ESI‐MS calcd.C43H45N3O18:891.3[M]+;found:914.3[M+Na]+;ESI‐HRMSm/zcalcd.for C43H45N3O18Na:914.2596;found;914.2590. MethylO‐(2,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐α‐D‐mannopyranosyl)‐(1‐2)‐3,4,6‐tri‐O‐benzoyl‐ α‐D‐mannopyranoside(124) O BzO BzO OBz OCH 3 O O AcO AcO OAc OAc  Amixtureoftheacceptor116(150mg,0.296mmol)andthedonorper‐acetylated mannosetrichloroacetimidate117(219mg,0.445mmol)wasco‐evaporatedfrom toluenethreetimes.Powderedandactivated4Åmolecularsieveswereadded,and themixturewaskeptundervacuumforfewhoursandthendissolvedinDCM(10 mL).Themixturewascooledto−0°Cfor15min,followedbytheaddionofTMSOTf (13μL,0.059mmol),andstirredfor30minat0°C.Thereactionwasquenchedby theadditionofEt3N,filteredoverapadofCeliteanddriedundervacuum.Thecrude waspurifiedbyflashcolumnchromatographyonsilicagel(DCM:MeOH,100:1)to obtain124asanwhitesolid(114mg,46%).1HNMR(400MHz,CDCl3):δ8.15–8.07 (m,4H,HBz),8.04(d,J=7.0Hz,2H,HBz),8.02(d,J=7.0Hz,2H,HBz),8.00–7.95(m, 4H,HBz),7.90(d,J=6.9Hz,2H,HBz),7.65–7.30(m,21H,HBz),6.12–6.05(m,2H, H3ManB+H4ManB),6.02(t,J=9.9Hz,1H,H4ManA),5.94(dd,J=2.3,1.8Hz,1H, Chapter7.Experimentalsection 361 H2ManB),5.91(dd,J=9.9,3.2Hz,1H,H3ManA),5.29(d,J=1.8Hz,1H,H1ManB), 5.09(d,J=1.8Hz,1H,H1ManA),4.73‐4.64(m,3H,H5ManB+H6ManB+H6ManA), 4.60(dd,J=12.2,5.5Hz,1H,H6ManA),4.50(dd,J=12.0,5.3Hz,1H,H6ManB),4.41 (dd,J=2.6,1.8Hz,H2ManA),4.41‐4.35(m,1H,H5ManA),3.42(s,3H,OMe).13CNMR (101MHz,CDCl3):δ170.52,169.84,169.48,169.40(COAc),166.26,165.55,165.20 (COBz),133.39,133.27,132.98,129.91,129.84,129.70(CHBz),128.87,128.54, 128.45(CBz),99.47(C1ManB),98.65(C1ManA),72.50(C2ManA),70.84(C3ManA), 69.29(C2ManB),69.22(C5ManB),69.1(C5ManA),68.82(C3ManB),68.68(C7), 67.30(C4ManA),66.27(C4ManB),63.69(C6ManA),62.65(C6ManB),50.31(C8), 29.71,20.72,20.69(CH3).ESI‐MSm/zcalcd.forC42H44O18:836.2[M]+;found:859.3 [M+Na]+;ESI‐HRMSm/zcalcd.forC42H44O18Na:859.2425;found:859.2413.  2‐AzidoethylO‐(2,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐benzoyl‐α‐Dmannopyranosyl)‐(1‐2)‐3,4,6‐tri‐O‐ benzoyl‐α‐D‐mannopyranoside(125) O BzO BzO OBz O O N 3 O BzO BzO OBz OBz  Amixtureoftheacceptor115(250mg,0.440mmol)andthedonor118(494mg, 0.670mmol)wasco‐evaporatedfromtoluenethreetimes.Powderedandactivated 4Åmolecularsieveswereadded,andthemixturewaskeptundervacuumforfew hoursandthendissolvedinDCM(12mL).Themixturewascooledto0°Cfor15min, followedbytheadditionofTMSOTf(20μL,0.088mmol),andstirredfor30minat0 °C.ThereactionwasquenchedbytheadditionofEt3N,filteredoverapadofCelite anddriedundervacuum.Thecrudewaspurifiedbyflashcolumnchromatography onsilicagel(DCM:MeOH,100:1)toobtain125asawhitesolid(396mg,79%).1H NMR(400MHz,CDCl3):δ8.13(d,J=7.3Hz,2H,HBz),8.09(d,J=7.3Hz,2H,HBz), 8.06(d,J=7.3Hz,2H,HBz):δ8.03–7.95(m,6H,HBz),7.91(d,J=7.6Hz,2H,HBz), Chapter7.Experimentalsection 362 7.65–7.29(m,21H,HBz),6.15–6.02(m,3H,H4ManA+H3ManB+H4ManB),5.97– 5.90(m,2H,H2ManB+H3ManA),5.31(d,J=1.8Hz,1H,H1ManB),5.24(d,J=1.8 Hz,1H,H1ManA),4.74–4.60(m,3H,H5ManB+H6ManB+H6ManA),4.53(dd,J= 12.0,4.9Hz,1H,H6ManA),4.49(m,2H,H2ManA+H6ManB),3.91(ddd,J=10.5,6.7, 3.8Hz1H,H7),3.59(ddd,J=10.2,6.0,3.5Hz1H,H7),3.52–3.37(m,2H,H8).13C NMR(101MHz,CDCl3):δ166.3,166.1,165.6,165.3,165.1,164.9(COBz),133.5, 133.4,133.3,133.3,133.1,133.1,130.0,130.0,129.9,129.8,129.8,129.7(CHBz), 129.2,129.0,128.8,128.6(CBz),128.5,128.5,128.4,128.4,128.3(CHBz),99.7 (C1ManA),98.7(C1ManB),76.9(C2ManA),70.6,70.1,69.8,69.7,69.2,67.5,67.0, 66.9,63.7(C6ManA),63.1(C6ManB),50.3(C8).ESI‐MSm/zcalcd.forC63H53N3O18: 1139.3[M]+;found:1162.5[M+Na]+;ESI‐HRMSm/zcalcd.forC63H53N3O18Na: 1162.3222;found:1162.3212.  MethylO‐(2,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐benzoyl‐α‐Dmannopyranosyl)‐(1‐2)‐3,4,6‐tri‐O‐benzoyl‐ α‐D‐mannopyranoside(126) O BzO BzO OBz OCH 3 O O BzO BzO OBz OBz  Amixtureoftheacceptor116(60mg,0.119mmol)andthedonor118(105mg, 0.142mmol)wasco‐evaporatedfromtoluenethreetimes.Powderedandactivated 4Åmolecularsieveswereadded,andthemixturewaskeptundervacuumforfew hoursandthendissolvedinDCM(5mL).Themixturewascooledto0ºCfor15min, followedbytheadditionofTMSOTf(4,5μL,mmol,0.024mmol),andstirredfor30 minat0ºC.ThereactionwasquenchedbytheadditionofEt3N,filteredoverapad ofceliteanddriedundervacuum.Thecrudewaspurifiedbyflashcolumn chromatographyonsilicagel(DCM:MeOH,100:1)toobtain126asanwhitesolid(97 mg,75%).1HNMR(400MHz,CDCl3):δ8.15‐8.07(m,4H,HBz),8.04(d,J=7.0Hz, 2H,HBz),8.02(d,J=7.0Hz,2H,HBz):δ8.00‐7.95(m,4H,HBz),7.90(d,J=6.9Hz, Chapter7.Experimentalsection 363 2H,HBz),7.65‐7.30(m,21H,HBz),6.12‐6.05(m,2H,H3ManB+H4ManB),6.02(t,J =9.9Hz,1H,H4ManA),5.94(dd,J=2.3,1.8Hz,1H,H2ManB),5.91(dd,J=9.9,3.2 Hz,1H,H3ManA),5.29(d,J=1.8Hz,1H,H1ManB),5.09(d,J=1.8Hz,1H,H1ManA), 4.73‐4.64(m,3H,H5ManB+H6ManB+H6ManA),4.60(dd,J=12.2,5.5Hz,1H, H6ManA),4.50(dd,J=12.0,5.3Hz,1H,H6ManB),4.41(dd,J=2.6,1.8Hz,H2ManA), 4.41‐4.35(m,1H,H5ManA),3.42(s,3H,OMe).13CNMR(101MHz,CDCl3):δ166.4, 166.1,165.6,165.3,165.0,165.0(COBz),133.5,133.4,133.3,133.,133.1,133.0, 130.0,130.0,129.9,129.8,129.8,129.7(CHBz),129.2,129.1,128.9,128.8(CBz), 128.5,128.5,128.4,128.4,128.3(CHBz),99.6(C1ManA),99.6(C1ManB),76.9 (C2ManA),70.8,70.1,69.8,69.7,68.8,67.6,67.0(C2,3,4,5ManA‐B),63.8(C6ManA), 63.1(C6ManB),55.2(CH3).ESI‐MSm/zcalcd.forC62H52O18:1084.3[M]+;found: 1107.3[M+Na]+;ESI‐HRMSm/zcalcd.forC62H52O18Na:1107.3051;found: 1107.3039.  2‐Azidoethylα‐D‐mannopyranosyl‐(1‐2)‐α‐Dmannopyranoside(23) O HO HO OH O O N3 O HO HO OH OH  Fromacetylateddonor123.Toasolutionof123(100mg,0,112mmol)indry methanol,undernitrogenatroomtemperature,wasaddeda1Msolutionofsodium methoxideinMeOH(2equiv.)andthereactionwasstirredfor1hour.Then,the reactionmixturewasneutralizedwithAmberliteIRA120‐H+resin.Theresinwas filteredoffandthefiltratewasconcentratedunderreducedpressure.Thecrudewas dilutedinH2O(10mL),washedwithDCM(10mL)andtheaqueousphasewas lyophilizedtoobtain23asawhitesolid(45mg,quant.).  Chapter7.Experimentalsection 364 Frombenzoylateddonor125.Toasolutionof125(390mg,0.342mmol)indry methanol,undernitrogenatroomtemperature,wasaddeda1Msolutionofsodium methoxideinMeOH(2equiv.)andthereactionwasstirredfor1hour.Then,the reactionmixturewasneutralizedwithAmberliteIRA120‐H+resin.Theresinwas filteredoffandthefiltratewasconcentratedunderreducedpressure.Thecrudewas dilutedinH2O(10mL),washedwithCH2Cl2(10mL)andtheaqueousphasewas lyophilizedtoobtain23asawhitesolid(140mg,quant.). 1HNMR(400MHz,D2O):δ5.08(d,J=1.8Hz,1H,H1ManB),4.95(d,J=1.9Hz,1H, H1ManA),3.99(dd,J=3.4,1.8Hz,1H,H2ManB),3.92(dd,J=3.3,1.8Hz,1H, H2ManA),3.89–3.74(m,4H,H3ManA+H3ManB+H6ManA+H4ManA+H7),3.73– 3.50(m,7H,H4ManB+H5ManA+H5ManB+H6ManA+2H6ManB+H7),3.49–3.35 (m,2H,H8);13CNMR(101MHz,D2O):δ102.3(C1ManB),98.2(C1ManA),78.6 (C2ManA),73.3(C5ManB),72.9(C5ManA),70.3(C3ManB),70.0(C3ManA),69.9 (C2ManB),66.9(C4ManB),66.9(C4ManA),66.4(C7),61.1(C6ManA),60.9(C6ManB), 50.2(C8);ESI‐MSm/zcalcd.forC14H25N3O11:411.1[M]+;found:434.2[M+Na]+;ESIHRMSm/zcalcd.forC14H25O11N3Na:434.1381;found:434.1372.  Methylα‐D‐mannopyranosyl‐(1‐2)‐α‐Dmannopyranoside(114) O HO HO OH OCH 3 O O HO HO OH OH  Fromacetylateddonor124.Toasolutionof124(100mg,0.119mmol)indry methanol,undernitrogenatroomtemperature,wasaddeda1Msolutionofsodium methoxideinMeOH(2equiv.)andthereactionwasstirredfor1hour.Then,the reactionmixturewasneutralizedwithAmberliteIRA120‐H+resin.Theresinwas filteredoffandthefiltratewasconcentratedunderreducedpressure.Thecrudewas Chapter7.Experimentalsection 365 dilutedinH2O(10mL),washedwithDCM(10mL)andtheaqueousphasewas lyophilizedtoobtain114asawhitesolid(42mg,quant.). Frombenzoylateddonor126.Toasolutionof126(90mg,0.081mmol)indry methanol,undernitrogenatroomtemperature,wasaddeda1Msolutionofsodium methoxideinMeOH(2equiv.)andthereactionwasstirredfor1hour.Then,the reactionmixturewasneutralizedwithAmberliteIRA120‐H+resin.Theresinwas filteredoffandthefiltratewasconcentratedunderreducedpressure.Thecrudewas dilutedinH2O(10mL),washedwithDCM(10mL)andtheaqueousphasewas lyophilizedtoobtain114asawhitesolid(29mg,quant.). 1HNMR(400MHz,D2O):δ4.95(d,J=1.8Hz,1H,H1ManB),4.92(d,J=2.0Hz,1H, H1ManB),3.99(dd,J=3.3,1.8Hz,1H,H2ManB),3.88(dd,J=3.3,1.8Hz,1H, H2ManA),3,85–375(m,4H,H3ManA+H3ManB+H6ManA+H4ManA),3.74–3.50 (m,6H,H4ManB+H5ManA+H5ManB+H6ManA+2H6ManB),3,33(s,3H,OCH3); 13CNMR(101MHz,D2O):δ102.3(C1ManB),99.3(C1ManA),78.5(C2ManA),73.2 (C5ManB),72.5(C5ManA),70.3(C3ManB),70.3(C3ManA),69.9(C2ManB),66.9 (C4ManB),66.8(C4ManA),61.1(C6ManA),60.9(C6ManB),54.8(CH3);ESI‐MSm/z calcd.forC13H24O11:356.1[M]+;found:379.2[M+Na]+;ESI‐HRMSm/zcalcd.for C13H24O11Na:379.1211;found;379.1204. 7.15. PreparationofGlycodendronswithbiotinatthefocal position Compound130 NHO O O O OOO O S HN NH H HO 1234 56 7 8 910 11 12 14 13 15 16 17 18 19 20  ToasolutionofD‐Biotin(0.103g,0.423mmol)inDMF(2mL),HATU(0.193g,0.51 mmol)andDIPEA(0.131g,1.026mmol)wereadded.After10minutes,thescaffold Chapter7.Experimentalsection 366 77(0.180g,0.423mmol)inDMF(1mL)wasadded,andthereactionmixturewas stirredatroomtemperaturefor22h.Aftercheckingthecompletediseppearenceof thestartingproduct,thecrudeofreactionwasdriedundervacuumandthe purificationwasaffordedbycolumnchromatographyonsilicagel(DCM:MeOH99:1) togive130likeayellowoil.(0.169g,87%)1HNMR(300MHz,CDCl3):δ6.87(s,1H, H16),6.45(s,1H,H18),4.51(dd,J=7.9,4.6Hz,1H,H19),4.32(dd,J=7.8,4.6Hz, 1H,1H,H15),4.11(d,J=2.4Hz,6H,H3),3.75–3.36(m,24H,H4,H6,H7,H8),3.23 –3.08(m,1H,H14),2.90(dd,J=12.9,4.8Hz,1H,H18),2.75(d,J=12.8Hz,1H,H18’), 2.43(t,J=2.4Hz,3H,H1),2.23(t,J=7.4Hz,2H,H10),1.83–1.56(m,4H,H11,H13), 1.22(d,J=11.8Hz,2H,H12).13CNMR(75MHz,CDCl3):δ175.2(C9),164.1(C17), 80.1(C2),75.0(C1),70.2,70.1,70.0,69.9(C7),69.7(C6),69.0(C4),61.7(C15),60.2 (C19),59.1(C3),55.5(C14),45.0(C5),43.4(C20),39.1(C8),35.8(C10),28.2(C12), 27.9(C13),24.3(C11).ESI‐MSm/zcalcd.forC32H49N3O9S:651.8[M]+;found:674.4 [M+Na]+.  Compound131 O O O O HN O S HN NH H HO 1 23 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17  ToasolutionofD‐Biotin(0.458g,1.88mmol)inDMF(8mL),HATU(0.858g,2.26 mmol)andDIPEA(0.485g,3.76mmol)wereadded.After10minutesthescaffold78 (0.434g,1.88mmol)inDMF(2mL)wasaddedandthereactionmixturewasstirred atroomtemperaturefor22h.Aftercheckingofthecompletedisappearanceofthe startingproduct,thecrudeofreactionwasdriedundervacuumandthepurification wasaffordedbycolumnchromatographyonsilicagel(DCM:MeOH99:1)togive131 asayellowoil.(0.757g,88%)1HNMR(400MHz,CDCl3):δ6.97(m,1H,H15),6.83 Chapter7.Experimentalsection 367 (s,1H,H13),6.04(s,1H,NH),4.48(dd,J=7.9,4.7Hz,1H,H16),4.28(dd,J=8.0,4.6 Hz,1H,H12),4.17(d,J=2.4Hz,2H,H3),3.79–3.48(m,14H,CPEG),3.40(m,2H,H5), 3.11(td,J=7.2,4.3Hz,1H,H11),2.87(dd,J=12.8,4.8Hz,1H,H17),2.72(d,J=12.7 Hz,1H,H17’),2.46(t,J=2.4Hz,1H,H1),2.20(t,J=7.5Hz,2H,H7),1.69(m,4H,H8 andH10),1.41(m,2H,H9).13CNMR(101MHz,CDCl3):δ173.4(C6),164.3(C14),79.6 (C2),74.7(C1),70.5,70.4,70.3,70.0,69.9,69.0(C4),61.7(C12),60.2(C16),58.4 (C3),55.7(C11),40.5(C17),39.1(C5),35.9(C7),28.3(C9),28.1(C10),25.6(C8).ESIMSm/zcalcd.forC21H35N3O6S:457.5[M]+;found:480.4[M+H]+.  DimannoseTrivalentdendron127 O O O O O N N N O N N N O N NN O O O HN O HO HO HO O O HO HO HO OH O OH OH HO OO OH OH HO OH OOH OH OH O O OH OH OH HO O S HN NH O H H A B 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 24 27 23 25 26  Toasolutionofdisaccharide23(0.026g,0.066mmol)andscaffold130(0.010g, 0.0098mmol)inamixtureofDMSO/H2O(0.5mL/0.25mL)CuSO4·5H2O(0.003g, 0.009mmol),sodiumascorbate(0.005g,0.027mmol)andTBTA(0.009g,0.018 mmol),allthreedissolvedinDMSO(1.0mL),wereadded.Thereactionwastreated undermicrowaveirradiationat60°Cfor30min.Thenoneportionmoreof CuSO4·5H2O(0.3eq)wasaddedandthereactionwasirradiatedagainwithMWfor   Chapter8.References  375  8. 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