Gao Ganpan, Smiesko Martin, Schwardt Oliver, Gäthje Heiko, Kelm Soerge, Vedani Angelo, Ernst Beat
Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
Bioorg Med Chem. 2007 Dec 1;15(23):7459-69. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.07.033. Epub 2007 Aug 21.
The synthesis of phenoxyphenyl, phenoxybenzyl, biphenyl, and phenyltriazole substituted sialic acid derivatives as mimics of the tri- and tetrasaccharide epitopes of GQ1balpha is described. These synthetically easily available sialosides show comparable or even enhanced affinity to MAG compared with the natural tri- and tetrasaccharide epitopes and form a new class of potential MAG antagonists.