| abstract |
This invention relates to a method of producing peracetyloxazolines from peracetyl saccharides. The method involves reacting the starting material, a peracetyl saccharide, with a reagent combination, to directly produce the peracetyl oxazoline. This method maybe used for the activation of oligosaccharides, wherein an oligosaccharide containing a reducing GIcNAc terminus is activated by the formation of an oxazoline at the terminal GIcNAc, and then coupled with a bifunctional spacer to provide an oli-gosaccharide-spacer conjugate. The activated oligosaccharide-spacer conjugate is then coupled to a protein, such as granulocyte colony stimulating factor or .gamma.-interferon, providing a neoglycoprotein conjugate. The invention provides a method for forming neoglycoprotein conjugates which may improve biological and physiochemical properties of the protein. For example, serum life-time or efficiency of drug delivery of the peptide to a target organ or cell may be improved. |