Deoxy and deoxyfluoro analogues of acetylated methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside--substrates for acetylxylan esterases.

Four modified substrates for acetylxylan esterases, 2-deoxy, 3-deoxy, 2-deoxy-2-fluoro, and 3-deoxy-3-fluoro derivatives of di-O-acetylated methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside were synthesized via 2,3-anhydropentopyranoside precursors. Methyl 2,3-anhydro-4-O-benzyl-beta-D-ribopyranoside was transformed into methyl 2,3-anhydro-4-O-benzyl-beta-D-lyxopyranoside in three steps. The epoxide ring opening of 2,3-anhydropentopyranosides was accomplished either by hydride reduction or hydrofluorination. Methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside 2,3,4-tri-O-, 2,4-di-O-, and 3,4-di-O-acetates, and the prepared diacetate analogues were tested as substrates of acetylxylan esterases from Schizophyllum commune and Trichoderma reesei. Measurement of their rate of deacetylation pointed to unique structural requirements of the enzymes for the substrates. The enzymes differed particularly in the requirement for the trans vicinal hydroxy group in the deacetylation at C-2 and C-3 and in the tolerance to the presence of trans vicinal acetyl groups esterifying the OH group at C-2 and C-3.

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Mária Mastihubová, Peter Biely. Deoxy and deoxyfluoro analogues of acetylated methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside--substrates for acetylxylan esterases. Carbohydrate research. 2004 Aug 23;339(12):2101-10

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