Solution conformation of sialosylcerebroside (GM4) and its NeuAc(α2→3)Galβ sugar component

Abstract
The solution conformations of GM4 ganglioside [NeuAc(.alpha.2 .fwdarw. 3)Gal(.beta.1 .fwdarw. 1)Cer] in (2H3C)2SO and its component disaccharide in 2H2O were investigated with the aid of 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (nuclear Overhauser effect, analysis of coupling constants) and by energy-minimum calculations. The existence of three low-energy conformers obtained by theoretical caculations was supported by experimental findings in the case of GM4, whereas the disaccharide appears to exist as a mixture of two conformers.

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