Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins : Synthesis, Structure, and Application

In the last 50 years molecular biology was dominated by the exploration of proteins and nucleic acids. Beside their role in energy metabolism, oligos- charides,which represent thethirdclass ofbiomacromolecules, have received less attention. Today it is well established that oligosaccharides are invo...

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Autres auteurs : Wittmann Valentin (Éditeur scientifique)
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Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins : Synthesis, Structure, and Application / edited by Valentin Wittmann.
Publié : Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg , [20..]
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Collection : Topics in current chemistry ; 267
Titre de l'ensemble : Topics in Current Chemistry vol. 267
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Contenu : Chemical Synthesis of Glycopeptides. Enzymatic Synthesis of Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins. Synthesis and Application of Glycopeptide and Glycoprotein Mimetics. Synthetic Glycopeptide-Based Vaccines. Synopsis of Structural, Biosynthetic, and Chemical Aspects of Glycopeptide Antibiotics. Conformation of Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins
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Résumé : In the last 50 years molecular biology was dominated by the exploration of proteins and nucleic acids. Beside their role in energy metabolism, oligos- charides,which represent thethirdclass ofbiomacromolecules, have received less attention. Today it is well established that oligosaccharides are involved in many important biologicalregulation and recognition processes fromp- tein folding to cell cell communication. Glycosylation of proteins is the most complexformofco-andposttranslationalmodi?cation. Thedeterminationof structure-function relationships, however, remains dif?cult due to the mic- heterogeneity of glycoproteins that exist in many different glycoforms. Thus chemical synthesis of glycoproteins and glycopeptides with de?ned glycan structures plays a pivotal role for the detailed determination of the role of protein glycosylation. This topic is covered by the ?rst two chapters of this bookdealingwiththechemicaland enzymatic synthesis ofglycopeptides and glycoproteins. The third chapter describes the construction of glycopeptide andglycoproteinmimetics containingnon-naturalstructuralelements. These so-calledneoglycopeptidesandneoglycoproteins,respectively,canprovide- sight on the importance of distinct structural elements on biological activity andmayhaveimproved propertiessuchasanincreased stability. Theappli- tion of synthetic glycopeptides, in many cases at the clinical level, as vaccines forbothcancerandHIVisthesubjectofthefourthchapter. Glycopeptide antibiotics are glycosylated secondary metabolites of bacteria and fungi that are synthesized by non-ribosomal peptide synthetases. Some of them serve as antibiotics of last resort in the treatment of nosocomial infections with enterococci and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains. Their structure, biosynthesis, and mode of action are summarized in the ?fth chapter. The last chapter covers current methods for the determination of high-resolution structures of glycopeptides and glycoproteins mainly based onNMRspectroscopy, X-raycrystallography,and molecular modeling
Variantes de titre : With contributions by numerous experts
ISBN : 978-3-540-36761-1
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-36761-1