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Synthesis of methyl alpha- and beta-N-dansyl-D-galactosaminides, probes for the combining sites of N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-specific lectins. 1992

W R Kinzy, and D M Belenky, and F G Loontiens, and N Sharon
Department of Membrane Research and Biophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

The synthesis of the methyl alpha- and beta-N-dansyl-D-galactosaminides is described using methyl alpha,beta-2-azido-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranoside as starting material. This was reduced to the corresponding methyl alpha,beta-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranoside and then treated with dansyl chloride to yield a mixture of methyl alpha,beta-N-dansyl-D-galactosaminides which was separated into individual anomeric forms by flash chromatography on silica gel. Methyl alpha-N-dansyl-D-galactosaminide was used as a fluorescent indicator ligand in continuous substitution titrations to determine the association constants of nonchromophoric carbohydrates with the N-acetyl-D-galactosamine specific lectin from Erythrina corallodendron.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011485 Protein Binding The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments. Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D003619 Dansyl Compounds Compounds that contain a 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene-5-sulfonyl group. Dimethylaminonaphthalenesulfonyl Compounds,Compounds, Dansyl,Compounds, Dimethylaminonaphthalenesulfonyl
D005688 Galactosamine
D000116 Acetylgalactosamine The N-acetyl derivative of galactosamine. 2-Acetamido-2-D-galactopyranose,2-Acetamido-2-Deoxy-D-Galactose,2-Acetamido-2-Deoxygalactose,N-Acetyl-D-Galactosamine,2 Acetamido 2 D galactopyranose,2 Acetamido 2 Deoxy D Galactose,2 Acetamido 2 Deoxygalactose,N Acetyl D Galactosamine
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D013050 Spectrometry, Fluorescence Measurement of the intensity and quality of fluorescence. Fluorescence Spectrophotometry,Fluorescence Spectroscopy,Spectrofluorometry,Fluorescence Spectrometry,Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence,Spectroscopy, Fluorescence
D015335 Molecular Probes A group of atoms or molecules attached to other molecules or cellular structures and used in studying the properties of these molecules and structures. Radioactive DNA or RNA sequences are used in MOLECULAR GENETICS to detect the presence of a complementary sequence by NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION. Molecular Probe,Probe, Molecular,Probes, Molecular
D015394 Molecular Structure The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds. Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular
D037102 Lectins Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition. Animal Lectin,Animal Lectins,Isolectins,Lectin,Isolectin,Lectin, Animal,Lectins, Animal

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