Complex oligosaccharides containing alpha-D-xylosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucosyl residues and unsubstituted beta-(1-->4)-linked D-glucosyl units were readily synthesized using enzymatic coupling catalyzed by the Cel7B E197A glycosynthase from Humicola insolens. Constituting this library required four key steps: (1) preparing unprotected building blocks by chemical synthesis or enzymatic degradation of xyloglucan polymers; (2) generating the donor synthon in the enzymatic coupling by temporarily introducing a lactosyl motif on the 4-OH of the terminal glucosyl units of the xylogluco-oligosaccharides; (3) synthesizing the corresponding alpha-fluorides, followed by their de-O-acetylation and the glycosynthase-catalyzed condensation of these donors onto various acceptors; and (4) enzymatically releasing lactose or galactose from the reaction product, affording the target molecules in good overall yields. These complex oligosaccharides proved useful for mapping the active site of a key enzyme in plant cell wall biosynthesis and modification: the xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase (XET). We also report some preliminary enzymatic results regarding the efficiency of these compounds.

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