Combining carbochips and mass spectrometry to study the donor specificity for the Neisseria meningitidis β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase LgtA

Wanyi Guan, Lan Ban, Li Cai, Lei Li, Wenlan Chen, Xianwei Liu, Milan Mrksich, Peng George Wang*

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Abstract

A library of 11 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine analogs were rapidly screened for their activities as donors for the Neisseria meningitidis β1,3-N- acetylglucosaminyltransferase (LgtA) by direct on-chip reaction and detection with SAMDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Six of the analogs were active in this assay and were analyzed by SAMDI to characterize the kinetics toward LgtA. The analysis revealed that substitutions on C-2, C-4, and C-6 affect the activity of the donors, with bulky groups at these positions decreasing affinity of the donors for the enzyme, and also revealed that activity is strongly affected by the stereochemistry at C-3, but not C-4, of the donor. The study is also significant because it demonstrates that SAMDI can be used to both profile glycosyltransferase activities and to provide a quantitative assessment of enzyme activity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5025-5028
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume21
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2011

Funding

This research was supported by the National Science Foundation ( CHE-0616892 to P.G.W., NSEC to M.M.), National Institute of Health ( R01 AI083754 to P.G.W. P50 GM086145 to M.M.), and National Cancer Institute ( R01 CA118208 to P.G.W.). W.G. acknowledges China Scholarship Council for financial support.

Keywords

  • Carbohydrate array
  • Glycosyltransferase
  • MALDI TOF MS
  • Unnatural sugar nucleotides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Drug Discovery
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Organic Chemistry

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