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ID: ALA1129581

Journal: J Med Chem

Title: Ligand interactions with E-selectin. Identification of a new binding site for recognition of N-acyl aromatic glucosamine substituents of sialyl Lewis X.

Authors: Ramphal JY, Hiroshige M, Lou B, Gaudino JJ, Hayashi M, Chen SM, Chiang LC, Gaeta FC, DeFrees SA.

Abstract: Several N-acylglucosamine derivatives of sialyl Lewis X (1-3) were prepared using a combined chemical enzymatic approach and evaluated as an inhibitor of E-selectin-mediated cellular adhesion. Compounds with aromatic functionality, 1 and 2, were found to be 3-10 times more potent than the N-acetyl derivative (14) in an ELISA E-selectin cell adhesion assay. Conformational analysis with NMR indicated that the sialyl Lewis x domain of 1 retained the conformation of the N-acetyl derivative (14) despite the presence of the N-naphthamido group. The dramatic order of magnitude increase in potency of these monovalent structures can be utilized to design more potent selectin-based cell adhesion inhibitors.

CiteXplore: 8691465

DOI: 10.1021/jm9600611