Non-natural sialic acid derivatives with o-nitrobenzyl alcohol substituents for light-mediated protein conjugation and cell imaging

Guo Biao Zhu, Chen Guo, Xue Lian Ren, Ming Zhe Li, Di Ya Lu, Xi Le Hu, He Huang, Tony D. James, Xiao Peng He

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Abstract

We have synthesized two sialic acid derivatives substituted with an ortho-nitrobenzyl alcohol (o-NBA) group that can undergo light-mediated conjugation with primary amines at their 5- or 9-carbon position. The o-NBA derivatives were shown to react with multiple lysine residues of human serum albumin (HSA) when exposed to 365 nm light irradiation within 10 min. The resulting sugar conjugates were characterized by mass spectroscopy and used for fluorescence-based cell imaging.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9403-9407
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume22
Issue number48
Early online date4 Nov 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Dec 2024

Data Availability Statement

All data associated with this study have been included in either the manuscript or the supplementary file associated with the manuscript.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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