Volume 57, Issue 51 pp. 16638-16642
Communication

Machine-Driven Enzymatic Oligosaccharide Synthesis by Using a Peptide Synthesizer

Jiabin Zhang

Jiabin Zhang

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Congcong Chen

Congcong Chen

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Madhusudhan Reddy Gadi

Madhusudhan Reddy Gadi

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Christopher Gibbons

Christopher Gibbons

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Yuxi Guo

Yuxi Guo

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Dr. Xuefeng Cao

Dr. Xuefeng Cao

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Garrett Edmunds

Garrett Edmunds

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Shuaishuai Wang

Shuaishuai Wang

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Ding Liu

Ding Liu

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Dr. Jin Yu

Dr. Jin Yu

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Dr. Liuqing Wen

Corresponding Author

Dr. Liuqing Wen

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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Prof. Dr. Peng G. Wang

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Peng G. Wang

Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303 USA

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First published: 29 October 2018
Citations: 75

Graphical Abstract

Sugar synthesis in solution: An automated system is designed for oligosaccharide synthesis. The automated process is based on enzymatic glycosylation and the use of a thermosensitive polymer and a commercially available peptide synthesizer.

Abstract

For decades, researchers have endeavored to develop a general automated system to synthesize oligosaccharides that is comparable to the preparation of oligonucleotides and oligopeptides by commercially available machines. Inspired by the success of automated oligosaccharide synthesis through chemical glycosylation, a fully automated system is reported for oligosaccharides synthesis through enzymatic glycosylation in aqueous solution. The designed system is based on the use of a thermosensitive polymer and a commercially available peptide synthesizer. This study represents a proof-of-concept demonstration that the enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides can be achieved in an automated manner using a commercially available peptide synthesizer.

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