1. Design and Synthesis of a Novel Ganglioside Ligand for Influenza A Viruses †
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Tomohiro Nohara, Akihiro Imamura, Maho Yamaguchi, Kazuya I. P. J. Hidari, Takashi Suzuki, Tatsuya Komori, Hiromune Ando, Hideharu Ishida, and Makoto Kiso
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ganglioside ,sialic acid ,total synthesis ,glycosylation ,influenza virus ,Organic chemistry ,QD241-441 - Abstract
A novel ganglioside bearing Neua2-3Gal and Neua2-6Gal structures as distal sequences was designed as a ligand for influenza A viruses. The efficient synthesis of the designed ganglioside was accomplished by employing the cassette coupling approach as a key reaction, which was executed between the non-reducing end of the oligosaccharide and the cyclic glucosylceramide moiety. Examination of its binding activity to influenza A viruses revealed that the new ligand is recognized by Neua2-3 and 2-6 type viruses.
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- 2012
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