Synthesis of Neomycin Analogs to Investigate Aminoglycoside-RNA Interactions

Abstract

A series of novel aminoglycoside oligosaccharide analogs containing a 2,5-dideoxystreptamine core scaffold was prepared to study aminoglycoside binding to the small subunit of 16S rRNA. A set of monosaccharide building blocks carrying amino groups in different positions and conformations around the pyranose ring was utilized in the assembly of oligosaccharides. These aminoglycoside analogs were analyzed for their RNA-bind ing capacity using a high throughput mass spectroscopy assay.