TY  - JOUR
AU  - Faltinek, Lukáš
AU  - Melicher, Filip
AU  - Kelemen, Viktor
AU  - Mező, Erika
AU  - Borbás, Anikó
AU  - Wimmerová, Michaela
TI  - Bispecific Thio‐Linked Disaccharides as Inhibitors of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Lectins LecA (PA‐IL) and LecB (PA‐IIL): Dual‐Targeting Strategy
JO  - Chemistry - a European journal
VL  - 31
IS  - 5
SN  - 0947-6539
CY  - Weinheim
PB  - Wiley-VCH
M1  - PUBDB-2025-04111
SP  - e202403546
PY  - 2025
AB  - Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a prevalent opportunistic human pathogen, particularly associated with cystic fibrosis. Among its virulence factors are the LecA and LecB lectins. Both lectins play an important role in the adhesion to the host cells and display cytotoxic activity. In this study, we successfully synthesized hardly hydrolysable carbohydrate ligands targeting these pathogenic lectins, including two bispecific glycans. The interactions between LecA/LecB lectins and synthetic glycans were evaluated using hemagglutination (yeast agglutination) inhibition assays, comparing their efficacy with corresponding monosaccharides. Additionally, the binding affinities of bispecific glycans were assessed using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Structural insight into the lectin-ligand interaction was obtained by determining the crystal structures of LecA/LecB lectins in complex with one of the bispecific ligands using X ray crystallography. This comprehensive investigation into the inhibitory potential of synthetic glycosides against P. aeruginosa lectins sheds light on their potential application in antimicrobial therapy.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
DO  - DOI:10.1002/chem.202403546
UR  - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/638557
ER  -