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Structural basis for endotoxic and antagonistic activities: investigation with novel synthetic lipid A analogs

Shoichi Kusumoto

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan, skus{at}chem.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp

Koichi Fukase

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Yoshiyuki Fukase

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Mikayo Kataoka

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Hiroaki Yoshizaki

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Kenjiro Sato

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Masato Oikawa

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Yasuo Suda

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Our early work using homogeneous synthetic preparations demonstrated the presence of a lipid A analog which antagonizes endotoxic activities of LPS and lipid A. The first example was a tetraacylated biosynthetic precursor, now known as precursor Ia or lipid IVa, that contains four 3-hydroxytetradecanoyl moieties linked to the bisphosphorylated disaccharide backbone common to the endotoxic hexa-acyl Escherichia coli lipid A. Various compounds with both endotoxic and antagonistic activities have subsequently been reported from either natural or synthetic sources, but little is known about the factors determining the type of the activities of the respective compounds. To approach this issue, we have synthesized a series of lipid A analogs with various numbers and chain lengths of acyl groups on the backbone. Some were prepared by the aid of a novel affinity separation procedure. The phosphate moieties were also synthetically replaced. Biological tests showed that at least three acyl groups are required for antagonistic activity but one or even both of the phosphates can be replaced with other acidic moieties without losing the activity. The effect of Kdo residues linked to lipid A is also briefly discussed. Molecular dynamics calculations reasonably explain possible conformations required for the biological activity.

Journal of Endotoxin Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, 361-366 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/09680519030090060901
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