The Rapid and Facile Synthesis of Oxyamine Linkers for the Preparation of Hydrolytically Stable Glycoconjugates

Abstract

The synthesis of a number of N-glycosyl-N-alkyl-methoxyamine bifunctional linkers is described. The linkers contain an N-methoxyamine functional group for conjugation to carbohydrates and a terminal group, such as an amine, azide, thiol, or carboxylic acid, for conjugation to the probe of choice. The strategy for the linker synthesis is rapid (3-4 steps) and efficient (51-96% overall yield), and many of the linkers can be synthesized using a three-step one-pot strategy. Moreover, the linkers can be conjugated to glycans in excellent yield and they show excellent stability toward hydrolytic cleavage.