European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(16)
Published: March 5, 2024
Abstract
Polyfluorinated
carbohydrates
have
attracted
attention
in
the
last
decades.
This
is
due
to
interesting
properties
of
such
organofluorines.
What
about
other
halogens?
Since
discovery
sucralose
(a
trichlorinated
disaccharide)
more
than
50
years
ago,
only
a
handful
chlorinated,
brominated,
or
iodinated
been
reported.
review
focuses
on
synthesis
polyhalogenated
carbohydrates,
including
sugar
inter‐halides,
but
excluding
polyfluorinated
sugars.
An
overview
current
state
art
their
potential
application
also
described.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
122(20), P. 15503 - 15602
Published: May 25, 2022
Fluorinated
carbohydrates
have
found
many
applications
in
the
glycosciences.
Typically,
these
contain
fluorination
at
a
single
position.
There
are
not
involving
polyfluorinated
carbohydrates,
here
defined
as
monosaccharides
which
more
than
one
carbon
has
least
fluorine
substituent
directly
attached
to
it,
with
notable
exception
of
their
use
mechanism-based
inhibitors.
The
increasing
attention
carbohydrate
physical
properties,
especially
around
lipophilicity,
resulted
surge
interest
for
this
class
compounds.
This
review
covers
considerable
body
work
toward
synthesis
hexoses,
pentoses,
ketosugars,
and
aminosugars
including
sialic
acids
nucleosides.
An
overview
current
state
art
glycosidation
is
also
provided.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(24), P. 13302 - 13309
Published: March 30, 2021
Protein-glycan
interactions
mediate
important
biological
processes,
including
pathogen
host
invasion
and
cellular
communication.
Herein,
we
showcase
an
expedite
approach
that
integrates
automated
glycan
assembly
(AGA)
of
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
2022(15)
Published: March 25, 2022
Fluorination
is
a
potent
method
to
modulate
chemical
properties
of
glycans.
Here,
we
study
how
C3-
and
C6-fluorination
glucosyl
building
blocks
influence
the
structure
intermediate
glycosylation
reaction,
glycosyl
cation.
Using
combination
gas-phase
infrared
spectroscopy
first-principles
theory,
cations
generated
from
fluorinated
non-fluorinated
monosaccharides
are
structurally
characterized.
The
results
indicate
that
neighboring
group
participation
C2-benzoyl
protecting
dominant
structural
motif
for
all
blocks,
correlating
with
β-selectivity
observed
in
reactions.
signatures
benzoyl
enhanced
by
resonance
effects.
Participation
remote
acyl
groups
such
as
Fmoc
or
benzyl
on
other
hand
unfavored.
introduction
less
bulky
fluorine
leads
change
conformation
ring
pucker,
whereas
active
dioxolenium
site
remains
unchanged.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(18), P. 6641 - 6641
Published: Sept. 15, 2023
Glycomimetics,
which
are
synthetic
molecules
designed
to
mimic
the
structures
and
functions
of
natural
carbohydrates,
have
been
developed
overcome
limitations
associated
with
carbohydrates.
The
fluorination
carbohydrates
has
emerged
as
a
promising
solution
dramatically
enhance
metabolic
stability,
bioavailability,
protein-binding
affinity
In
this
review,
methods
used
prepare
fluorinated
effects
on
physical,
chemical,
biological
characteristics
sugars,
activities
sugars
presented.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(27), P. 10612 - 10624
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Sialic-acid-binding
immunoglobulin-like
lectins
(Siglecs)
are
integral
cell
surface
proteins
crucial
for
the
regulation
of
immune
responses
and
maintenance
tolerance
through
interactions
with
sialic
acids.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(16), P. 4470 - 4478
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
ACu(OTf)
2
/Fe(OTf)
3
-promoted
facile
and
stereoselective
synthesis
of
2,3-unsaturated
glycosides
through
Ferrier
rearrangement
rationally
designed
glycals
with
C3-CCBz.
The
dual
roles
the
metal
catalysts
in
reaction
are
explored
DFT.
Biochemical Society Transactions,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
53(1)
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Biological
carbohydrate
polymers
represent
some
of
the
most
complex
molecules
in
life,
enabling
their
participation
a
huge
range
physiological
functions.
The
complexity
biological
carbohydrates
arises
from
an
extensive
enzymatic
repertoire
involved
construction,
deconstruction
and
modification.
Over
past
decades,
structural
studies
processing
enzymes
have
driven
major
insights
into
mechanisms,
supporting
associated
applications
across
medicine
biotechnology.
Despite
these
successes,
our
understanding
how
multienzyme
networks
function
to
create
polysaccharides
is
still
limited.
Emerging
techniques
such
as
super-resolution
microscopy
cryo-electron
tomography
are
now
investigation
native
systems
at
near
molecular
resolutions.
Here,
we
review
classical
vitro
processing,
alongside
recent
situ
glycosylation-related
processes.
While
considerable
technical
challenges
remain,
integration
mechanisms
with
true
context
promises
transform
regulation,
shining
light
upon
processes
driving
functional
essential
biomolecules.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
26(4), P. 1535 - 1535
Published: Feb. 12, 2025
Fluorination
of
carbohydrates
is
a
promising
strategy
to
produce
glycomimetics
with
improved
pharmacological
properties,
such
as
increased
metabolic
stability,
bioavailability
and
protein-binding
affinity.
Fluoroglycans
are
not
only
interest
inhibitors
chemical
probes
but
increasingly
being
used
develop
potential
synthetic
vaccine
candidates
for
cancer,
HIV
bacterial
infections.
Despite
their
attractiveness,
the
synthesis
fluorinated
oligosaccharides
still
challenging,
emphasizing
need
efficient
protocols
that
allow
site-specific
incorporation
fluorine
atoms
(especially
at
late
stages
synthesis).
This
particularly
true
development
fully
candidates,
whose
(modified)
carbohydrate
antigen
structures
(glycotopes)
per
se
comprise
multistep
routes.
Based
on
known
minimal
protective
epitope
from
capsular
polysaccharide
S.
pneumoniae
serotype
8,
panel
six
novel
F-glycotope
mimetics
was
synthesized,
equipped
amine
linkers
subsequent
conjugation
immunogens.
Next
stepwise
assembly
via
building
blocks,
corresponding
6F-substituted
derivatives
could
be
obtained
by
microwave-assisted,
nucleophilic
late-stage
fluorination
tri-
tetrasaccharidic
precursors
in
high
yields.
The
described
allowed
preparation
targeted
sufficient
quantities
future
immunological
studies.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 13, 2025
Glycoproteins
are
often
considered
as
drug
candidates.
However,
the
regulation
of
post-translational
glycan
attachment
remains
an
issue.
We
hypothesized
that
replacing
oxygen
atom
in
glycosidic
linkage
with
sulfur
atoms
would
stabilize
labile
against
glycosidases,
resulting
improved
pharmacokinetics.
In
this
study,
we
focused
on
macrophage-activating
factor
(MAF)
carrying
O-linked
N-acetylgalactosamine
(GalNAc)
and
creating
a
miniature
glycopeptide
associated
MAF.
A
partial
structure
MAF
chemical
mutation
at
three
amino
acid
residues
was
designed
which
threonine
replaced
cysteine
(Cys),
leading
to
thioglycosidically
linked
GalNAc
conformationally
stable
cyclic
peptide
due
disulfide
bond.
GalNAc-Cys
used
solid-phase
synthesis,
desired
synthesized.
synthesis
GalNAc-Cys,
glycosylation
reactions
were
carried
out
based
hard
soft
acids
bases
concept,
where
glycosyl
trichloroacetimidate
fluoride
successfully
couple
thiol
group
Cys.
also
evaluated
substrate
α-GalNAc-ase
shown
resist
hydrolysis,
supporting
our
concept.
The
synthesized
induced
LPS-assisted
IL-12
production
resisted
α-GalNAc-ase.
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
21, P. 680 - 716
Published: April 2, 2025
When
present
within
an
organic
molecule,
the
C–F
bond
tends
to
align
in
predictable
ways
with
neighbouring
functional
groups,
due
stereoelectronic
effects
such
as
hyperconjugation
and
electrostatic
attraction/repulsion.
These
fluorine-derived
conformational
have
been
exploited
control
shapes,
thereby
enhance
properties,
of
a
wide
variety
molecules
including
pharmaceutical
agents,
liquid
crystals,
fragrance
chemicals,
organocatalysts,
peptides.
This
comprehensive
review
summarises
developments
this
field
during
period
2010–2024.