TY - JOUR
T1 - Total synthesis of five lipoteichoic acids of Clostridium difficile
AU - Hogendorf, Wouter Frederik Johan
AU - Gisch, Nicolas
AU - Schwudke, Dominik
AU - Heine, Holger
AU - Bols, Mikael
AU - Pedersen, Christian Marcus
N1 - © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
PY - 2014/10/13
Y1 - 2014/10/13
N2 - The emergence of hypervirulent resistant strains have made Clostridium difficile a notorious nosocomial pathogen and has resulted in a renewed interest in preventive strategies, such as vaccines based on (synthetic) cell wall antigens. Recently, the structure of the lipoteichoic acid (LTA) of this species has been elucidated. Additionally, this LTA was found to induce the formation of protective antibodies against C. difficile in rabbits and mice. The LTA from C. difficile is isolated as a microheterogenous mixture, differing in size and composition, impeding any structure-activity relationship studies. To ensure reliable biological results, pure and well-defined synthetic samples are required. In this work the total synthesis of LTAs from C. difficile with defined chain length is described and the initial biological results are presented.
AB - The emergence of hypervirulent resistant strains have made Clostridium difficile a notorious nosocomial pathogen and has resulted in a renewed interest in preventive strategies, such as vaccines based on (synthetic) cell wall antigens. Recently, the structure of the lipoteichoic acid (LTA) of this species has been elucidated. Additionally, this LTA was found to induce the formation of protective antibodies against C. difficile in rabbits and mice. The LTA from C. difficile is isolated as a microheterogenous mixture, differing in size and composition, impeding any structure-activity relationship studies. To ensure reliable biological results, pure and well-defined synthetic samples are required. In this work the total synthesis of LTAs from C. difficile with defined chain length is described and the initial biological results are presented.
U2 - 10.1002/chem.201404336
DO - 10.1002/chem.201404336
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25168290
SN - 0947-6539
VL - 20
SP - 13511
EP - 13516
JO - Chemistry: A European Journal
JF - Chemistry: A European Journal
IS - 42
ER -