Preparation and Characterization of Branched β-Cyclodextrins Having α-L-Fucopyranose and a Study of Their Functions

Abstract

Three positional isomers of 6¹,6ⁿ-di-O-(α-L-fucopyranosyl)-β-cyclodextrins [6¹,6ⁿ-di-O-(α-L-Fuc)-βCDs, n=2–4] were chemically synthesized by using the corresponding authentic compounds, 6¹,6ⁿ-di-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-βCDs (n=2–4) as fucosyl acceptors and 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-L-fucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate as a fucosyl donor. Their structures were analyzed by HPLC, MS and NMR spectroscopy. The hemolytic activities of the α-L-Fuc-βCDs were lower than that of βCD, while the water solubility of these branched βCDs was much higher than that of βCD. The molecular interaction between these compounds and the fucose-binding lectin, Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL), was investigated by using an optical biosensor based on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique. The order of binding affinity, as a function of the fucose-binding position, was 6¹,6⁴- > 6¹,6³- > 6¹,6²-di-O-(α-L-Fuc)-βCD > 6-O-(α-L-Fuc)-βCD.