Synthesis of A-L-Fucose-L-14C (6-Deoxy-L-Galactose-L-14C)
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JOU RNAL OF RESEAR CH of t he Na tional Bureau of Standa rds - A. Ph ysi cs a nd Chem istry Vol. 7 1A, No.2, March- April 1967 Synthesis of ex -L-Fucose-I-1 4 C (6-Deoxy-L-galactose-I-14 C) H. S. Isbell, H. L. Frush, and N. a. Holt Institute for Materials Research, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, ·D.C. 20234 (October 31. 1966) ll'-L-Fucose- / -14C was synthesized in a radiochem ical yie ld of 30 perce nl. The synthesis in volved degradati on of nonradioac ti ve L' fu coni c acid to 5-deoxy-L-lyxose a nd synthesis from this of a·L-fu cose· J.14C by use of 14C- labeled cya ni d e in the cyanohydrin reacti on. The resulting epi me ric, 14C· labeled aldoni c acids were separated as eithe r the bari u m o r the sodi u m salt s. Bo th salt s of L·fuconi c acid crystalli ze more readil y tha n the correspond ing salt s of the e pi me ri c 6·deoxY· L·talo ni c acid. T he preparati on of barium L-fu conate b y the electro lyti c ox idati on of L·fucose in the prese nce of bHium car bona te a nd barium bro mi de is descri bed. Key Words: Carbon·14·labeled (.fucose, C· fuconic acid·I . I'C, L-fucose· / · 14C, radi oactive carbo· h ydrates, s ynthesis of radioactive s ugars. 1. Introduction tio n is favored by the presence of a general acid catal ys t. P olysaccharides containing L-fu cose are found in A porti on of the crude 5-deoxy-L-Iyxose was then 14 the cell wall s of marine algae, in a few gums, and in treated with spdium cyanide- C in th e presence of certain substances of animal ori gin, s uch as red blood sodium bicarbonate. The cyanohydrins were carried cells, blood serum, gastric mucin, ova ri an cystofluid , through th e reaction steps shown in fi gure 1. The 4 and many other materi als of biological importance. resulting a -L -fu cose-l -1 C crys talli zed directl y from Because of the widespread occurrence of L-fu cose, the solution (without th e intermedi ate pre parati on of the 14C -l abeled sugar is a valuable research tooL We phenylh ydrazone, a ste p ordinaril y fo und necessary have carried out the synthesis of a -L-fu cose-l-1 4C, and in the preparati on of L-f ucose from seaweed). The 14 have suppli ed the radi oacti ve sugar to nume rous sodium 6-d eoxY- L-talonate- l - C obtained as a by work e rs engaged in bi ological research. The method produ ct was retain ed for future use. developed for the pre parati on is outlined below. The a-L-fucose used as the starting material for th e separati on of the labeled product was obtained 2. Experimental Details from the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum by a pro 2.1. Barium L-Fuconate [2] cedure developed earlier, as described in [1].1 The sugar was oxidized electrolyti cally by the method of A mixture of 20.5 g (0.125 mole) of a-L-fucose, 4 g of Isbell and Frush [2], and the product was separated barium bromide, and 12.5 g of barium carbonate in as crys talline barium L-fu conate. The barium salt 500 ml of water was placed in a 2-liter, 3-n ecked fla sk was converted into the calcium salt, and this was fitted with two graphite electrodes (1 cm in diameter) degraded to 5-deoxy-L-l yxose by the method of Ruff [3] and an effi cient stirrer. The flask was cooled in ice as modifi ed by Hockett and Hudson [4], the proportion water, and a dir~c t current of 0.2 A was passed through of redu cin g s ugar formed from calciu m L-fu conate the stirred solution. After 34 hr (6.8 A-hr), a test for being determined by iodine ti trati on in alk a lin e solu reducing sugar with Benedi ct reagent [8] was faint, ti on [5]. In ord er to ascertain conditio ns fav orable and the electrolys is was stopped. The residual bro for formation of the fuco (gaLacto) confi guration in mine and the barium bromide in the solution were th e cyanohydrin reacti on, test syntheses, beginning res pectively re moved by addin g 5 g of a decolori zin g with 5-deoxy-L-l yxose, were conducted at the tracer carbon and 4.2 g of sil ver s ulfate. T he sus pension level, and the produ cts were analyzed by the isotope was filt ered , and the residue on the filt er was washed dilution technique [6 , 7]. The results s howed that with hot water. 2 The fi ltrate was treated with hy forma ti on of a hi gher proportion of the fuco confi gura- drogen s ulfide to remove residual silver salts, refil- 2 Barium L-fuconal e lIlay occas iu na ll y c rystallize before filtrat iun is conduc ted . H ence. r I F'ij.!;urcs in brad,cls indicate the lite rature refer Clltes <lI th e e nd ufthis pape r . the preci pil i.lle ll\U st be thoroughly was hed. in ord e r to avoid loss of mat e ria l. 133 L-Fucose 1electrolytic oxidation Barium L-fuconate t Calcium L-fuconate 1degradation (H 20 2 + Fe2 +) 5-Deoxy-L-lyxose 1cyanohydrin reaction (Na14CN) Epimeric cyanohydrins-1-14C hydrolysis, and separation of sodium salts Sodium L-fuconate-1- 14 C Sodium 6-deoxY-L-talonate-1-14 C ! L-Fucono-1,4-lactone-I-14C 1reduction (N aHg,r) L-Fucose-I- 14C . FIGURE 1. Synthesis of a-L-Fucose-l-'4C. tered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to a passed through a column containing 25 ml of mixed thin syrup, which was diluted with ethyl alcohol to the (1 : 1) cation· and anion-exchange resins. The column point of incipient turbidity and nucleated with crystal was well washed with water, and the effluent was line barium L-fuconate. concentrated to about 25 m!. Titration of an aliquot After several hours, a crop of crystals was separated with iodine in alkaline solution [5] showed the presence by filtration; by reconcentrating the filtrate and dilut· of 3.25 mmoles of reducing sugar (54% of the theoretical ing it with ethanol, a ser.ond crop was obtained; com yield). bined yield, 26 g (84%). The salt, Ba(C6Hl106h, was recrystallized from hot water. It was only slightly 2.3. Reaction of S-DeoxY-L-lyxose With Sodium Cyanide soluble in water, and showed no optical rotation, in In order to ascertain favorable conditions for forma agreement with the reported properties of barium tion of the L-fuconic cyanohydrin from 5-deoxy-L L-fuconate [9).3 lyxose, the following aqueous reaction mixtures were sealed in glass ampoules and kept for 4 days at about 2.2. S-Deoxy-L-Iyxose 5°C. Under vigorous stirring, 1.5 g (3 mmoles) of barium 1. 0.079 mmole of 5-deoxy-L-Iyxose in 0.65 ml of L-fuconate in 50 ml of hot water was successively solution, treated with 6.2 ml of 1 N sulfuric acid and 350 mg of 0.07 mmole of sodium cyanide-14C (0.73 mCi/ calcium carbonate. Without removal of the precipi mmole), and tate, the mixture, now containing a solution of calcium 0.30 mmole of sodium hydroxide in 1 ml of L-fuconate, was placed in a water bath at 50°C; 62 solution. mg of barium acetate, 63 mg of ferrous sulfate, and, finally, 0.75 ml of 30-percent hydrogen peroxide were 2. 0.079 mmole of 5-deoxy-L-lyxose in 0.65 ml of added, whereupon the mixture turned' brown. After solution, 1 hr, a second quantity (0.75 ml) of hydrogen peroxide 0.05 g (approximately) of solid carbon dioxide, was added. After an additional hour, the suspension 0.07 mmole of sodium cyanide·14C (0.73 mCi/ was diluted with 25 ml of methyl alcohol and 50 ml of mmole), and ethyl alcohol, and filtered. The filtrate was concen 0.30 mmole of sodium hydroxide in 1 ml of trated under reduced pressure to about 25 ml, and solution. In the preparation of the second reaction mixture, 3 For IHc paring s mall qu a ntities of L-fuconic acid. oxidation of L-fuc ose by bromine [101 the solid carbon dioxide was shaken with the sugar or by iodine ill alka line solutio n 15 1 is morc conve nient than the electrol yti c method de "cribcd here. The result ant brumide or i(lclide is removed as the silv er salt . solution and allowed to vaporize before the alkaline 134 cyanide solution was added. After 4 days, each exchange resin. The effluent was concentrated under a mpoule was opened, and the contents were hydrolyzed reduced pressure, and then divided equally between and treated with cation·exchange resin in a manner two reduction tubes described previously [6]. The . similar to that described below for the large pre pa· aqueous solution in each tube was concentrated to a . ration. Barium L·fuconate 4 (l00 mg) was added to syrup by means of a stream of air introduced through each solution; after several recrystallizations of tbe a capillary tube.